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LISBON \u2014 Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world wide web, has no regrets.<\/p>\n

Despite trolls, misinformation and harmful content filling up the internet, the 63-year-old British engineer said he believes the positive effects of his creation outweigh its downsides \u2014 though he warned about the need to keep the web open and free for all.<\/p>\n

\u201cI dont regret creating the web,\u201d Berners-Lee told POLITICO at Web Summit, a technology conference in the Portuguese capital.<\/p>\n

But, he added: \u201cA couple of years ago, I realized there was a change of attitudes. We cant assume that connectivity will inevitably lead to more understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Twenty-nine years after Berners-Lees invention, his World Wide Web Foundation published a manifesto<\/a> on Monday urging governments and companies around the world to boost connectivity, give people greater control over their data and provide a safe haven for debate.<\/p>\n

His call for greater control over personal data echoes a shift among policymakers, who on both sides of the Atlantic are pushing for greater restrictions on the global digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n

From a digital tax<\/a> in the United Kingdom to multibillion-euro antitrust fines<\/a> from the European Commission against Google, officials are moving to sanction and impose rules on digital giants.<\/p>\n

Digital rights campaigners are similarly trying to keep the web open to all, avoiding a so-called splinternet<\/a> in which different countries or regions follow contrasting rules of the online highway. Tech giants are also looking to reshape their relationship with users amid concerns that the balance of power has shifted too much in favor of some of Silicon Valleys biggest names, particularly in light of recent data scandals at tech giants like Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe we need stronger rules that give people greater control,\u201d Mounir Mahjoubi, Frances digital minister, told POLITICO in Lisbon. \u201cThe web cant just be decided by the strongest actors.\u201d<\/p>\n

France is the first government to sign up to Berners-Lees new pledge, whose goals include promises to make it easier for all to access the internet, protect peoples rights online and keep the web safe from harmful material.<\/p>\n

The European government joins 57 other organizations, including Google and Facebook, which similarly have pledged to spend the next six months working together to draw up proposals for how such lofty expectations can be put into practice. The aim, according to the Web Foundation, is to hold regular meetings between now and May, to hammer out the details and unveil a so-called contract for the web in late spring 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of discussion is a first good step,\u201d Berners-Lee said. \u201cWe can set the agenda for lots of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

From talk to action<\/h3>\n

Much will depend on how the disparate organizations \u2014 everyone from Google and Facebook to Access Now, the digital rights group, and Tom Wheeler, the former head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission \u2014 work with each other.<\/p>\n

Despite common ground over removing the worst malicious content from the web and giving people control over their online information, many of these groups and individuals stand on different sides of the debate over how the internet should be regulated.<\/p>\n

Such differences \u2014 including the role of large tech players in wider society and potential restrictions on government surveillance \u2014 are likely to come to the surface as Berners-Lees Web Foundation seeks to find compromises between the players over the future of the web.<\/p>\n

Frances involvement in the project is particularly calculated.<\/p>\n

While Emmanuel Macron, the countrys president, has made it his goal<\/a> to make France more welcoming to startups and the rest of the tech industry, his government similarly has been championing the need for more regulation over large tech companies, as well as the potential imposition of new taxes<\/a> on revenues generated from digital services.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrance wants to lead the way,\u201d said Mahjoubi, the French digital minister. \u201cWe want to make the web impactful for the whole of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this report misstated how old the world wide web is. It is 29 years old. <\/em><\/p>\n

Read this next: Controversial German domestic spy chief sent into retirement<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

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