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Old 03-13-2019, 07:35 AM   #18525 (permalink)
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For me at least, this news item is hard to believe: the internet is 30 years old! There's already a whole generation who don't know what pre-internet life was like:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47524474

To mark the occasion, inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee sent an open warning about what he sees as a downward spiral:-

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In his letter, Sir Tim outlined three specific areas of "dysfunction" that he said were harming the web today:

- malicious activity such as hacking and harassment
- problematic system design such as business models that reward clickbait
- unintended consequences, such as aggressive or polarised discussions
As Sir Tim doesn't call out MusicBanter specifically, I think we can all sigh with relief: thanks to good modding, we have dodged a bullet!!
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