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On 12 March it was the anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee.

Did you know that Tim Berners-Lee 🇬🇧 is an English computer scientist and that the internet (as we know it) was created in Geneva, Switzerland? 🇨🇭

He also created the HTML language, the URL system and the HTTP protocol.

So, when you type a website address (URL) into your address bar in your browser like this:

http://www

you're actually using Sir Tim's work.

Curiously, he later regretted using the initial pair of slashes '//' on the address though - it was a design choice hated by a lot people. (Source: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology)
#worldwideweb #internet #technology #european

Has the World Wide Web turned the world better or worse? 🤔

Wbito kolejny gwóźdź do trumny wolności brytyjskiego internetu. Od dzisiaj ustawa "Online Safety Act" wprowadza nowe upierdliwe wymagania na dostawców usług. Za niedopełnienie obowiązków grozi maksymalnie kara w wysokości "jedynie" 18 milionów funtów.

Niech nas latający potwór spagetti chroni od takich pomysłów w Polsce.

źródło: neowin.net/news/uk-starts-enfo

Hey decentralization lovers from all over the planet!

🗓️ Starting today, every Monday we’ll be publishing a thread sharing the events of the week.

If we are missing anything, please do get in touch. We are also working on a calendar gathering all events in one place! Stay tuned 👀

🧵 1/2 (Se the events coming up this week in the next post)

»Internetmeilenstein–Erste .com-Domain feiert 40. Geburtstag:
Vor 40 Jahren wurde die erste .com-Domain registriert - ein Meilenstein der Internetgeschichte. Symbolics.com markierte den Beginn der kommerziellen Nutzung des Internets, sechs Jahre vor dem Start des World Wide Web«

Ja, ja das Internet ist älter als viele es wahrhaben (wollen?). Auch für mich ist es jünger im Kopf als die Wahrheit ;)

🌐 winfuture.de/news/149608

WinFuture.de · Internetmeilenstein: Erste .com-Domain feiert 40. GeburtstagBy Nadine Juliana Dressler

Outgoing Broadband Chief Issues Stark Warning Against Elon Musk

> He has so far used his immense (and unelected) power to tear down regulators that oversee his business interests and force the government to contract with his companies, including ordering Federal Aviation Administration staff to find tens of millions of dollars to fund a deal with #Starlink
rollingstone.com/politics/poli #broadband #internet #ElonMusk #DOGE

Outgoing Broadband Chief Issues Stark Warning Against Elon Musk
Rolling Stone · Outgoing Broadband Chief Issues Stark Warning Against Elon MuskBy Peter Wade
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@zbrando @morrick @ueeu You’re not wrong.

But, looking ahead, we can do so much better than the commercial domain name system.

Commercial domain names are a gold standard example of artificial scarcity. A domain name registrar cost next to nothing to operate. It’s tiny rows of text in a database. It could easily be free to own your own domain name – a huge part of what constitutes identity – on the Internet.

In fact, a non-commercial service has been operational for 24 years. It would be trivial to regulate that browsers in the EU implement support for it and work together with, say, @letsencrypt to ensure it can handle TLS.

That would be an amazing addition to the commons and a future-proof way forward that we could lead on with next to no investment.

»Die Strategie hinter der digitalen Reizflut:
Desinformation und manipulative Inhalte überschwemmen die Medien und steuern unsere Aufmerksamkeit. Wie wir uns gegen die "Flood the Zone"-Strategie wehren können«

Das Medien schon immer ein Teil der Propaganda war, ist nicht neu. Doch welche von wem Finanziert wird, spielt sehr wohl eine Rolle, denn Propaganda schlägt bewusst die Hirne lahm.

👉 zdf.de/nachrichten/wissen/sozi

ZDFheute · Die Strategie hinter der digitalen Reizflut | Terra-X-KolumneBy Lea Dohm

📰 "Europejscy giganci branży lotniczej chcą stworzyć konkurencję dla amerykańskiego #SpaceX

Trzy europejskie firmy planują stworzenie wspólnego podmiotu, zdolnego do konkurowania z firmą SpaceX Elona Muska - poinformował portal Politico. Celem jest zwiększenie produkcji satelitów telekomunikacyjnych. Zdaniem ekspertów jest to ważny krok w celu niezależności strategicznej Europy."

(red) Airbus, Leonardo i Thales

money.pl/gospodarka/chca-stwor

www.money.pl · Chcą stworzyć rywala "made in EU" dla SpaceX Elona MuskaBy Marcin Walków