Inventor of World Wide Web warns of threat to the internet

The world wide web is a crucial part of modern day life. Ever since the invention of the world wide web governments all around the world have had the opportunity to tap into much of your personal information. This was not an intended side effect of the internet, and one of the creators of the world wide web, computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, gave a warning to the world that governments and corporations are becoming a bigger threat to the freedom that everyone should have while browsing the web. Recently the thought of controlling the internet has become even more tempting to big corporations and governments. By controlling which websites a person visits one can control many aspects of their life. An example of this power can be found in the political world. If a government blocks a certain political page, mainly the opposing party's page, they can skew the views of the public and control the way they see things. This kind of control over the internet can be found in countries around the world, especially in underdeveloped ones such as North Korea. The inventor of the internet called for something similar to the Magna Carta to help guarantee certain rights and freedoms for those who use the internet. The increased awareness of internet privacy in recent times is largely due to the information which was leaked by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. Also, the European Union recently had a vote on an act called the "right to be forgotten". This act allows users of the internet to ask search engines such as Yahoo or Google to remove links that had them in them. This helps keep the privacy of users on the internet. Personally, I think that the internet should be a place where you don't have to worry about being spied on by the government. Many people spend most of their time on computers, and therefore are under the eyes of the government for most of the day. For me that makes a weird feeling in my stomach. I'm sure that there can be a happy and secure medium that helps to ensure the freedom of the internet but also helps keep people safe all around the world. The internet should be a place where people can spread around their ideas and have fun.

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