{"id":276408,"date":"2025-09-09T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/addictive-algorithms-should-be-illegal-says-the-inventor-of-the-world-wide-web-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:00:11","slug":"addictive-algorithms-should-be-illegal-says-the-inventor-of-the-world-wide-web-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/addictive-algorithms-should-be-illegal-says-the-inventor-of-the-world-wide-web-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Addictive algorithms should be &#8220;illegal&#8221;, says the inventor of the world wide web | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fAt9Lz6SpDs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Addictive algorithms should be &quot;illegal&quot;, says the inventor of the world wide web | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fAt9Lz6SpDs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Has there ever been an invention which changed the course of human history as much as the world wide web?<\/p>\n<p>It is now 36 years old, an integral part of our daily lives, which has grown far beyond what its British creator might have imagined for it back in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Although it could have earned him a fortune had he patented it, Sir Tim Berners-Lee gave his invention away for free.<\/p>\n<p>Decades on, the web is the source of revenue for some of the world&#8217;s richest people, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. <\/p>\n<p>Sir Tim Berners-Lee still believes children should have access to the web, but not be exposed to algorithms which hook them in.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has there ever been an invention which changed the course of human history as much as the world wide web? 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