Tim Berners-Lee slams Twitter's 'negativity and bullying'; suggests new 'constructive' social networks now required

Charlee Gothard
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'We have responsibility to think how to build systems… to produce constructive criticism and harmony' says World Wide Web founder

Sir Tim Berners-Lee has slammed troubled social network Twitter, saying he "wonders about the way it's made" as the site seems to promote "negativity and bullying" instead of "constructive criticis...

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