The challenge of our time is not that information is scarce but that authenticity is. Important aspects of the early internet succeeded because people could trace what they read to another human being, even if the other human being was operating behind a pseudonym. The new internet must restore that chain of custody.

We are entering an era when... See more

The defining difference between web 1.0 and the platforms that dominate today is not technological sophistication but moral architecture. Early online communities were transparent about process and purpose. They exposed how information was created, corrected and shared. That visibility generated accountability. People could see how the system... See more