Tim Berners-Lee's 'contract' to protect and strengthen web is taking shape

Back in Nov 2018, as the web was turning 30, it's creator, Tim Berners-Lee, announced that he wanted people to help him put together a "contract for the web" that would help strengthen and protect it for generations to come. Nine months later, the first draft of that contract has arrived -- and he wants your input on how to proceed. One major focus of the contract is accessibility -- ensuring that everyone has a way to access the internet, for which the web is a subset. For governments this means creating policy goals that will allow people, no matter where they live, to actively participate online. It also means not restricting or shutting down that access, and protecting people's right to privacy. For companies, it means thinking more actively about how they can address the needs of systematically excluded groups, as well as abiding by and even championing data protection rights. As citizens, the contract asks us to be creators and collaborators who ensure the web plays host to an array of content that appeals to everyone. It also means participating in the building of strong communities that respect civil discourse and human dignity and fighting for the web to remain open as a global public resource.