Tim Berners-Lee launches campaign to save the web from abuse

A 'Magna Carta for the web' will protect people's rights online from threats such as fake news, prejudice and hate, says founder of the world wide web

Tim Berners-Lee has launched a global campaign to save the web from the destructive effects of abuse and discrimination, political manipulation, and other threats that plague the online world.

In a talk at the opening of the Web Summit in Lisbon on Monday, the inventor of the web called on governments, companies and individuals to back a new "Contract for the Web" that aims to protect people's rights and freedoms on the internet.