The open web is freedom, decentralization and collaboration.

Freedom: The open web is built with technology and content that anyone can share, study, use or improve, without asking permission from others.

Decentralization: The open web architecture is distributed and control is shared by many parties, ensuring continued user choice.

Collaboration: The open web is fueled by participation, in ideas, enthusiasm or media from more than a billion Internet users.

This web is a powerful tool for change

The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible. It’s the /most/ powerful communication tool in the history of humanity and the nervous system of trade, education, governance, activism, and play. It lets a single idea achieve global impact. All without needing someone else’s approval or permission.

The open nature of the web is threatened

A closed internet slows down innovation and commerce, and stifles collaboration. The open web is threatened by walled gardens, roadblocks, gatekeepers, centralization and lack of privacy control.

We need to protect, improve and grow the open web

The web must be protected from confusion, monopoly, exploitation, centralization and control. The web needs to be improved through continued innovation and advancement to benefit as many as possible. The open web can grow through applications of openness, ensuring open options in user choice.