The Web Took Off In All Its Glory Because It Was A Royalty-free Infrastructure . . . When I Invented The Web, I Didn't Have To Ask Anyone's Permission. Now, Hundreds Of Millions Of People Are Using It Freely. I Am Worried That That Is Going To End In The U.s.a. If We Had A Situation In Which The U.s. Had Serious Flaws In Its Net Neutrality, And Europe Did Have Net Neutrality, And I Were Trying To Start A Company, Then I Would Be Very Tempted To Move.

-Tim Berners-Lee

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The Web Took Off In All Its

Tim Berners-Lee

The Web Took Off In All Its Glory Because It Was A Royalty-free Infrastructure . . . When I Invented The Web, I Didn't Have To Ask Anyone's Permission. Now, Hundreds Of Millions Of People Are Using It Freely. I Am Worried That That Is Going To End In The U.s.a. If We Had A Situation In Which The U.s. Had Serious Flaws In Its Net Neutrality, And Europe Did Have Net Neutrality, And I Were Trying To Start A Company, Then I Would Be Very Tempted To Move.

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Moving

Europe

People

The Web Is More A Social Creation Than A Technical One. I Designed It For A Social Effect - To Help People Work Together - And Not As A Technical Toy. The Ultimate Goal Of The Web Is To Support And Improve Our Weblike Existence In The World. We Clump Into Families, Associations, And Companies. We Develop Trust Across The Miles And Distrust Around The Corner.

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Technology

People