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Berners-Lee Calls for Decentralized Web to Reclaim Control

11/25/2025

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Tim Berners-Lee argues in This Is for Everyone that the Internet strayed from founding principles due to profit-driven companies and calls for a decentralized web.
He says Google and Apple dominate, stifling competition and user control.
Berners-Lee proposes the Solid data protocol for users to securely manage personal information.
The book serves as a personal history and a reform call, stressing technical standards to prevent past mistakes.

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Story summary

Tim Berners-Lee argues in This Is for Everyone that the Internet strayed from founding principles due to profit-driven companies and calls for a decentralized web.
He says Google and Apple dominate, stifling competition and user control.
Berners-Lee proposes the Solid data protocol for users to securely manage personal information.
The book serves as a personal history and a reform call, stressing technical standards to prevent past mistakes.