Berto Jongman: Tim Berners-Lee — Oopps…Internet Sucks!

Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web: ‘The system is failing’ The inventor of the world wide web remains an optimist but sees a ‘nasty wind’ blowing amid concerns over advertising, net neutrality and fake news

Yoda: Internet Sucks 1 – Zuckerberg’s Deeply Flawed Idea for Automated Teaching

Mark Zuckerberg’s Automated Teaching Idea Is Deeply Flawed By Natalia Kucirkova and Elizabeth FitzGerald 12/12/15 at 3:59 PM EXTRACT Although the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Personalized Learning Platform is not part of Facebook, the underlying principles are the same: human work is replaced by technology, as algorithms provide users with content based on an analysis of …

Yoda: Internet Sucks 2 – Zuckerberg’s Wasted Billions

One Idea for What Mark Zuckerberg Can Do With His $45 Billion Save public discourse and debate! By Anne Applebaum Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced he wants to give away $45 billion. I’m sure he needs some advice on how to spend it. Here’s mine: He should use it to undo the terrible damage …

Yoda: Internet Sucks 3 – Pirate Bay Founder “The Internet is shit today.”

Pirate Bay Founder: ‘I Have Given Up’ “The internet is shit today. It’s broken. It was probably always broken, but it’s worse than ever.” My conversation with, Peter Sunde, one of the founders and spokespersons of The Pirate Bay, did not start out optimistically. There’s good reason for that: In the last couple of months, …

Yoda: Internet Sucks 4 – Micah Sifry’s The Big Disconnect

Micah Sifry: Progressive Activism Frustrated by Lack of Tools — And Refusal to Share… Review: The Big Disconnect – Why the Internet Hasn’t Transformed Politics (Yet)