{"id":202454,"date":"2017-03-13T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T07:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=202454"},"modified":"2017-03-13T09:05:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T07:05:14","slug":"the-webs-3-biggest-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/202454-the-webs-3-biggest-challenges.html","title":{"rendered":"The Web’s 3 biggest challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

12 March marked the 28th birthday of the World Wide Web.<\/p>\n

As part of the anniversary, its\u00a0inventor\u00a0Sir Tim Berners-Lee posted a message<\/strong><\/a> about the three main challenges facing the web today.<\/p>\n

“Over the past 12 months, I\u2019ve become increasingly worried about three new trends, which I believe we must tackle in order for the web to fulfil its potential as a tool which serves all of humanity,” said\u00a0Berners-Lee.<\/p>\n

The challenges are:<\/p>\n

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  1. We\u2019ve lost control of our personal data<\/strong> –\u00a0The current business model for many websites offers free content in exchange for personal data.<\/li>\n
  2. It\u2019s too easy for misinformation to spread on the web<\/strong> – Misinformation which is surprising, shocking, or designed to appeal to our biases can spread like wildfire.<\/li>\n
  3. Political advertising online needs transparency and understanding<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0There are suggestions that some political adverts are being used in unethical ways – to point voters to fake news sites, for instance, or to keep others away from the polls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    “These are complex problems, and the solutions will not be simple. We must work together with web companies to strike a balance that puts a fair level of data control back in the hands of people, including the development of new technology like personal data pods if needed and exploring alternative revenue models like subscriptions and micropayments,” said\u00a0Berners-Lee.<\/p>\n

    Now read:\u00a0Bots run amok on Twitter<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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