FOREVERYONE.NET CONNECTS THE FUTURE OF THE WEB WITH THE LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF ITS BIRTH. IN 1989, 33-YEAR-OLD COMPUTER PROGRAMMER TIM BERNERS-LEE INVENTED THE WORLD WIDE WEB AND HIS VISIONARY DECISION TO MAKE IT A FREE AND ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE SPARKED A GLOBAL REVOLUTION IN COMMUNICATION. TIM HAS DECLARED INTERNET ACCESS A HUMAN RIGHT AND HAS CALLED FOR AN “ONLINE MAGNA CARTA” TO PROTECT PRIVACY AND FREE SPEECH, EXTEND CONNECTIVITY TO POPULATIONS WITHOUT ACCESS AND MAINTAIN “ONE WEB” FOR ALL. TIM’S DRAMATIC STORY POSES THE QUESTION: WILL WE FIGHT FOR THE WEB WE WANT OR LET IT BE TAKEN AWAY?
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, HTTP server visionary and founder of the World Wide Web Foundation, has penned a blog post on the European Commission web site titled Net neutrality is critical for Europe's future. http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/ansip/blog/guest-blog-sir-tim-berners-lee-founding-director-world-wide-web-foundation_en
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