The W3C @tag has published a Statement of Ethical Web Principles to guide the community to build a better web.
The web is a fundamental part of our lives, shaping how we work, connect, and learn. We understand that with this profound impact comes the responsibility to ensure that the web serves as a platform that benefits people and delivers positive social outcomes. 1/4
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W3C Statement on Ethical Web Principles guides the community to build a better web
The Ethical Web Principles, which build on W3C’s core values and principles in the web and its architecture, are a call to action for the web industry and for W3C itself, aiming to deliver positive social outcomes.W3C
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in reply to World Wide Web Consortium • • •The Ethical Web Principles are as much a guide in ethical thinking across the web industry as they are a guide for the work of the W3C community by providing a concise set of principles to assist spec developers, authors, and reviewers in their work.
Furthermore, the document outlines how we, as an organization, define the power and purpose of the web, from an ethical standpoint.
These principles are not merely theoretical; they constitute a call to action. 2/4
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* The web does not cause harm to society
* The web supports healthy community and debate
* The web is for all people
* The web is secure and respects people's privacy
* The web enables freedom of expression
* The web makes it possible to verify information
* The web enhances individuals' control and power
* The web is an environmentally sustainable platform
* The web is transparent
* The web is multi-browser, multi-OS, and multi-device 3/4
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in reply to World Wide Web Consortium • • •* The web can be consumed in any way that people choose
As members of the web community, we each play a part in shaping its future. The Ethical Web Principles remind us that the web extends beyond technology—it’s a reflection of the values we hold as a global society. Let us adopt this guide to enhance a web that connects and empowers us all.
Thank you to the TAG and all at W3C who made this momentous Statement of W3C Principles possible.
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W3C Statement on Ethical Web Principles guides the community to build a better web
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in reply to World Wide Web Consortium • • •this last item can be easily interpreted by AI companies as "oh, so we can consume things that are on the web in any way we choose! that is, if you put something on the web publicly, then it is fair game for me to train my models with it! got it!"
They'll claim this interpretation does not violate the W3C ethical principles, because no other listed principle talks about user's rights, except for "privacy", so unless I'm making things private, they claim it's for grabs in the "open web".
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in reply to World Wide Web Consortium • • •🎉 Ethical Web Principles reached the status of W3C Statement!
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This is the first W3C Statement being published since the W3C Process Document introduced them in November 2021. As a new way for the #W3C community to endorse non-technical specifications as a @w3c position, a W3C statement is an endorsed Note by W3C.
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