The World Wide Web Was Meant To Unite Us, But Is Tearing Us Apart Instead. Is There Another Way? - Stuff South Africa

The World Wide Web Was Meant To Unite Us, But Is Tearing Us Apart Instead. Is There Another Way? - Stuff South Africa

The hope of the world wide web, according to its creator Tim Berners-Lee, was that it would make communication easier, bring knowledge to all, and strengthen democracy and connection. Instead, it seems to be driving us apart into increasingly small and angry splinter groups. Why? We have commonly blamed online echo chambers, digital spaces filled with people who largely share the same beliefs – or filter bubbles, the idea that algorithms tend to…