Web3 promises a return to the early ideals of the internet: a utopia of transparency and self-ownership. But how well does it actually work in practice? And what does decentralisation even mean?
The outage totally shut down internet connectivity in two regions of the USA
Men are more than half as likely to have internet access than women in the world's poorest countries
One Touch Switch will prevent ISPs from using new deals or excessive bureaucracy to convince customers to stay
Investigations into allowing network operators to run cables through the electricity, gas, water and sewer networks, and alongside roads and railways
Using more than one provider can lower costs and improve resilience
The disruption hit Amazon, UPS, YouTube and others
Researchers used special add-ons in their experiments, including a combination of rare earth minerals
The company has apologised to people for the inconvenience caused as a result of the glitch