The Creator of the World Wide Web Presents the Principles of the "Network Contract"

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The creator of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, presented an action plan to protect the network from political manipulation, fake news, privacy breaches and other harmful influences. The Contract for the Web requires governments, companies and individuals to make specific commitments to protect the web from abuse and to ensure that it benefits humanity.

The contract, which has been worked on by 80 organizations for over a year, offers nine core principles of network security - three each for governments, companies and individuals. The Berners-Lee project has been supported by over 150 organizations - from Microsoft, Google and Facebook Microsoft, Google and Facebook to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Supporters of the contract must demonstrate implementation of the principles and work on solving more complex problems, or they will be excluded from the project. The principles of the contract require governments to do their utmost to ensure that everyone can connect to the Internet and ensure the confidentiality of their information. People should have access to their personal data that companies collect and have the right to object to or refuse to process it.

Other principles oblige companies to make Internet access available and require them to develop web services for people with disabilities and those who speak minority languages. It also needs to simplify privacy settings by providing control panels to access data and manage privacy settings. Companies need to consult with communities before and after new product launches and assess the risk that their technology will spread misinformation or harm people's personal well-being.

The last three principles urge people to create rich and relevant content, strong online communities where everyone will feel safe and, finally, fight for the openness and accessibility of the network.