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| Web inventor fears for the future | Web inventor fears for the future |
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| The British developer of the world wide web says he is worried about the way it could be used to spread "misinformation and undemocratic forces". | |
| The web has transformed the way many people work, play and do business. | The web has transformed the way many people work, play and do business. |
| But Sir Tim Berners-Lee told BBC News he fears that, if the way the internet is used is left to develop unchecked, "bad things" could happen. | But Sir Tim Berners-Lee told BBC News he fears that, if the way the internet is used is left to develop unchecked, "bad things" could happen. |
| As a result he wants set up a research project to study the social implications of the web's development. | As a result he wants set up a research project to study the social implications of the web's development. |
| The changes experienced to date because of the internet are just the start of a more radical transformation of society, he says. | The changes experienced to date because of the internet are just the start of a more radical transformation of society, he says. |
| But he is concerned about the way it could end up being used. | But he is concerned about the way it could end up being used. |
| His new web science research initiative will be more than just computer science, he insists. | His new web science research initiative will be more than just computer science, he insists. |
| He wants to attract researchers from a range of disciplines to study it as a social as well as technological phenomenon. | He wants to attract researchers from a range of disciplines to study it as a social as well as technological phenomenon. |
| Sir Tim, who developed the web in the late 1980s, says of his invention that he was "in the right place at the right time". | Sir Tim, who developed the web in the late 1980s, says of his invention that he was "in the right place at the right time". |