Inventor of WWW Co-founder & CTO Inrupt.com | Lead, Solidproject.org Co-founder WebFoundation.org & theODI.org Founder w3.org My memoir ‘This is for Everyone’ https://thisisforeveryone.timbl.com/ Follow me on Mastodon https://w3c.social/@timblhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.socialhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3mgvb45zpj22h(1/2) 37 years ago today I submitted my proposal for the World Wide Web 🎂. Today, Rosemary & I spoke with students in New Orleans at Walter Isaacson's Digital History Class @tulaneu.bsky.social. I was asked, as I often am, if I ever could have foreseen where we’d be today. I could not.12 Mar 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvb45zpj22hhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3mdm5sqtjqk2iTonight marks the final stop on the Australian book tour @sydneyoperahouse.bsky.social 🌏 🙏 to everyone joining the conversation and movement to reclaim the web for everyone. See you tonight Sydney 🇦🇺 #thisisforeveryone https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/29/internet-inventor-tim-berners-lee-interview-battle-soul-web30 Jan 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdm5sqtjqk2ihttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3m5wc7rv4ys2g🙏 @financialtimes.com & @johnthornhill.bsky.social for making 'This Is For Everyone' a Financial Times Best books of the year 📘 https://www.ft.com/content/af555e42-198c-45aa-adb8-3f21b1cb83c018 Nov 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wc7rv4ys2ghttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3m2u3gninp22dA special evening being interviewed by my old friend Juan Enriquez in Boston @brattletheatre.bsky.social... and no, that's not Juan in the photo 👀 but Rosemary Leith who could do the interview with ease after sitting through every book tour event 🙏10 Oct 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u3gninp22dhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3m2sczatepk2yStarted this week @92ndstreety.bsky.social in conversation with @camillefrancois.bsky.social . 🙏 to everyone for making it a full house.09 Oct 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2sczatepk2yhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3m2rszdhfek2tA packed Keplers in Menlo Park, an amazing audience and a stage shared with @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social made for a great atmosphere last night. Huge thanks to Tom for the questions covering the web's history, it's future and everything in between 🌐09 Oct 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rszdhfek2thttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lze7svnog22vThank you to everyone reading my new memoir - you’ve made it an instant Sunday Times bestseller 🗞️ This Is for Everyone is available now from thisisforeveryone.timbl.com @thetimes.com21 Sep 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lze7svnog22vhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lyzve62bjs2b“The free, open access communications paradigm we have did not arrive like magic. It was the product of a fair amount of political wrangling” - that's why we must continue our fight for the web. 🙏 @washingtonpost.com for reviewing 'This Is for Everyone' https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/09/12/this-is-everyone-world-wide-web-tim-berners-lee-review/17 Sep 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzve62bjs2bhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lywvy6ywhc2y"The internet needs compassion - and I have a solution." 🙏 to @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy for this extract from my new memoir 'This Is for Everyone' 📖 https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/internet-social-media-world-wide-web-tim-berners-lee-b1247551.html16 Sep 2025 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lywvy6ywhc2yhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lylb34c2ac2dOn Tuesday I launched my memoir 'This Is for Everyone' at @cadoganhall.bsky.social Available now @ thisisforeveryone.timbl.com & bookshops everywhere. Special thanks to Tania Bryer @panmacmillan.bsky.social @intelligence2.bsky.social11 Sep 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylb34c2ac2dhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lyax3oseb22zThank you to @observeruk.bsky.social for this thoughtful review. “Berners-Lee is clear-eyed about the benefits and the dangers. This Is for Everyone contains some very sharp thinking about what we need to do now.” We must fight for the web we want. https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/nick-clegg-and-tim-berners-lee-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-internet07 Sep 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyax3oseb22zhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3ly44uaryjk2vIn 4 days my memoir 📕 'This Is for Everyone' will be published. The book tour kicks off the same day with many more events following. Follow the journey on the book's Instagram - https://instagram.com/sirtimbernersleeforeveryone/05 Sep 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly44uaryjk2vhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lw7zxi6ccc23🙏 to the brilliant and magnificent @stephenfry.bsky.social for giving his time to record my audiobook THIS IS FOR EVERYONE 🌐 Pre-order and book tour dates @ https://www.timbl.com/thisisforeveryone https://www.thebookseller.com/news/stephen-fry-to-voice-audiobook-of-tim-berners-lees-memoir12 Aug 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7zxi6ccc23https://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lqcefrv57c2yTour dates for my book ‘This is for Everyone’ released today. Join me in London Sept 9th, Oxford Sept 10th or Edinburgh Sept 13th. More on US dates and the rest of the 🌍 soon. ‪‪ 🙏 @intelligence2.bsky.social @blackwells.bsky.social @portybooks.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/thisisforeveryoneukevents29 May 2025 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcefrv57c2yhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lniav76kgc2wFrom scribbled notes to a global revolution-the personal journey behind the Web’s invention and the unexpected turns along the way. It's both a history and my vision. This is for Everyone isn’t just a story about technology; it’s about possibility September 9th, pre-order https://linktr.ee/thisisforeveryone23 Apr 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lniav76kgc2whttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3llw44djk6c22Join the Solid movement to play a part in building a better Web and global data infrastructure. Apply for a role on the Solid Advisory Committee below ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llw44djk6c22https://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lkj3dlhx5k2xIn 2017 I wrote about Charlie - an AI that works for you. @inrupt.bsky.social labs now has Charlie working. Thanks to the FT for my op-ed online today ⬇️ https://www.ft.com/content/79d2d19a-08df-48fc-9a6f-a9dbef58f64216 Mar 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkj3dlhx5k2xhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lipaemqdw22gSolid World is for the first time being hosted by @odihq.bsky.social on Monday 24th - join to learn, and be a part of, the Solid Community 🟣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipaemqdw22ghttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3lh2mjewsz22m1/7 Last week @weforum.org um.org, @pedro-sanchez-archivo.braxuss.eu gave a vital speech about social media - urging leaders to tackle #onlineharms head on ⬇️ https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/davos-2025-special-address-pedro-sanchez-prime-minister-spain/31 Jan 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2mjewsz22mhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3l6pqdstkxe2x📢 solidproject.org will have a new organisational home @odihq.bsky.social - pairing policy expertise with pro-human technology to build a global data infrastructure that encourages collaboration, stimulates creativity and fosters compassion - my original hope for the web. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2024 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6pqdstkxe2xhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3l5e4smvrrd2xAfter 15 years of work with Rosemary Leith to make the web more accessible, affordable and a trusted space for all we wind down the Web Foundation to focus on building pro-human systems that respect and empower individuals. Huge thank you to all involved. webfoundation.org https://webfoundation.org/30 Sep 2024 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5e4smvrrd2xhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3l3drzkjnjy2qThe dysfunction of social networks is a problem we must tackle www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Dysfunction.html but remember there are lots of great things on the internet too! https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Good.html Don’t throw away your [kids] phone. Use the good things. #webwewant https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Dysfunction.html04 Sep 2024 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3drzkjnjy2qhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3ky4qlazbfy2yFrom securing personal data with #SolidPods to leveraging #SmartData for innovation, the ODI's white paper shows why data infrastructure and governance are the bedrock of AI. https://theodi.org/news-and-events/news/fundamental-issues-including-shortage-of-high-quality-data-threaten-the-ai-boom/?utm_content=301417364&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-53425510625 Jul 2024 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ky4qlazbfy2yhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3kxzzafuya52pAs the web shifts towards user empowerment over data, @inrupt.bsky.social's standard, interoperable Data Wallet infrastructure ensures that the benefits of personal Data Wallets are open to everyone. #Solid #SolidProtocol #DataWallets https://www.inrupt.com/blog/data-wallet-release24 Jul 2024 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxzzafuya52phttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3kwag2tq22r2uThe wonder of the web is that there is no center of control. That is why I, alongside 36 others, have signed the below open letter to @antonioguterres & @UNTechEnvoy 🖊️ #OpenInternet open-internet-governance.org/letter https://open-internet-governance.org/letter01 Jul 2024 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwag2tq22r2uhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3krg6wgmbkw2uThe FCC vote to restore net neutrality is a reassuring and positive step back in the right direction. Thank you 🙏 to all who have campaigned for #netneutrality https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-402082A1.pdf01 May 2024 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3krg6wgmbkw2uhttps://catsky.social/profile/timbl.bsky.social/post/3kni6uofubv2kMy open letter marking the Web’s 35th birthday addresses the erosion of the web’s core values and resulting power imbalances that are influencing transformative technologies, reshaping geopolitics and driving economic shifts. The time to act is now. 👉 https://medium.com/@timberners_lee/marking-the-webs-35th-birthday-an-open-letter-ebb410cc7d4212 Mar 2024 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:jkmcb2wiljucyjjjzwhfuyb3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kni6uofubv2k