On October 29, 1969, the internet era began as @UCLA Computer Science Professor Len Kleinrock sent the first message on ARPANET, a network of computers that would evolve to become the internet. #InternetDay

The internet and the web it enabled have changed billions of lives for the better.

But 3.5 billion people still don’t have internet access. And without urgent action, we won’t reach universal connectivity until after 2050. That’s nowhere near good enough. https://webfoundation.org/2020/10/its-time-to-recognise-internet-access-as-a-human-right/">https://webfoundation.org/2020/10/i...

And while more than half of the world is now connected to the internet, the digital divide is more than the online/offline binary.

To really tackle digital inequality, policy goals must also consider the quality of access people have. https://a4ai.org/meaningful-connectivity/">https://a4ai.org/meaningfu...

As more people connect to the internet and the web, it must also be something worth having.

Our online world must be SAFE and EMPOWERING for EVERYONE. https://webfoundation.org/2020/06/a-roadmap-to-the-web-we-want/">https://webfoundation.org/2020/06/a...

To do that, we urgently need an ambitious, coordinated effort to make sure that everyone can access the benefits of digital technology.

The Contract for the Web will help us get there — the first global plan of action for the web we want. https://contractfortheweb.org/action/ ">https://contractfortheweb.org/action/&q...