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=== The Web is | === The Web is Evolving === | ||
Its [http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/Events/netconference_march2015_submissions/C/reference_from_microsoft_cyberspace2025.pdf estimated] that by 2025, there will be close to '''5 billion''' users on the web. | Its [http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/Events/netconference_march2015_submissions/C/reference_from_microsoft_cyberspace2025.pdf estimated] that by 2025, there will be close to '''5 billion''' users on the web. | ||
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<Insert picture of mobile users> | '''<Insert picture of mobile users>''' | ||
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The open Web - as we know and love it - is in danger. The web is moving towards closed, isolated ecosystems that limit and restrict the users' imagination and creativity, and ultimately the potential of the web for all. | The open Web - as we know and love it - is in danger. The web is moving towards closed, isolated ecosystems that limit and restrict the users' imagination and creativity, and ultimately the potential of the web for all. | ||
A glaring example of this was brought to light when Quartz recently [http://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-idea-theyre-using-the-internet/ reported] that '''millions''' of Facebook users have no idea they’re using the internet. | A glaring example of this was brought to light when Quartz recently [http://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-idea-theyre-using-the-internet/ reported] that '''millions''' of Facebook users have no idea they’re using the internet. | ||
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<Insert graphic of the Facebook = Internet Conversation from Laura's report> | '''<Insert graphic of the Facebook = Internet Conversation from Laura's report>''' | ||
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See our | See our research here. '''<Insert reference to research reports>''' | ||
If we do nothing, more people will come online, but they will use it passively. They will believe that a handful of apps or a social media platform is all there is to the web. They will not be able to utilize the full potential of the web to improve their lives. | If we do nothing, more people will come online, but they will use it passively. They will believe that a handful of apps or a social media platform is all there is to the web. They will not be able to utilize the full potential of the web to improve their lives. | ||
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<Insert a big quote (picture) of Mark's latest quote: People end up viewing the Web less as a life-changing resource, and more like a television.> | '''<Insert a big quote (picture) of Mark's latest quote: People end up viewing the Web less as a life-changing resource, and more like a television.>''' | ||
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=== Protecting the Open Web === | === Protecting the Open Web === | ||
It is going to become more important than ever before to protect the web as a global public resource. | It is going to become more important than ever before to protect the web as a global public resource. | ||