At that time, only about 20 percent of the world had access to the web.

By 2024, the letter continues, the landscape had changed significantly.

The Web Foundation co-founders state that ubiquitous social networks have commoditized users' data and concentrated immense power online.

Tim Berners-Lee’s Web Foundation shuts down, mission accomplished after 15 years

Social media businesses have had a detrimental impact on both democracy and individual well-being.

Berners-Lee has been working on Solid technology for nearly a decade.