How the web lost its way – and its founding principles
Posted: 25 Aug 2014, 16:18
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How the web lost its way – and its founding principles
When Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web 24 years ago he thought he'd created an egalitarian tool that would share information for the greater good. But it hasn't quite worked out like that. What went wrong?