'How we respond to this abuse will determine whether the web lives up to its potential as a global force for good or leads us into a digital dystopia,' Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned.
"Targeted political advertising is giving political parties the ability to subvert the debate," Berners-Lee wrote in"We need platforms to open their black boxes and clearly explain how they're minimizing or eliminating risks their products pose to society. In my view, governments should impose an immediate ban on targeted political advertising to restore trust in our public discourse.
"If we don't act now—and act together—to prevent the web being misused by those who want to exploit, divide and undermine, we are at risk of squandering that potential," Berners-LeeSir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, speaks during an interview with Washington Post columnist David at the Washington Post in Washington, DC on March 5, 2019. This week, he spoke out about the dangers of political ads, warning that his online creation needs a “radical intervention.
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