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The Webs Creator Regrets It: From Free Gift to Attention Economy - Jamika - Oct 3, 2025
Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web, now feels sorry for making it free. He wanted people to share knowledge, but companies turned it into a business that sells user data. Today, people are treated more like products than users. He calls for tools to protect personal information.
I totally agree to him , now internet literally control our lives