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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, called for the development of digital tools that prioritize the autonomy and privacy of users.
In a statement on January 10 on the social media platform
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Vitalik Buterin presents a plan for a “sovereign web” without Big Tech
face Buterin’s harshest criticism The dominant online ecosystem, which He described it as a “corpuslob”.
Define this dynamic as a cross between sleek, respectable branding and predatory corporate optimization designed to maximize profits at the expense of user agency.
According to Buterin, this environment is known for its “soulless” homogeneity. Here, big tech companies prioritize short-term engagement metrics, like dopamine-driven algorithms and manufactured rage, over real, long-term value.
In particular he highlighted the prevalence of unnecessary bulk data collection and “walled gardens” that impose monopoly fees while actively preventing interoperability.
He believed that these mechanisms created the illusion of service while systematically weakening the user base.
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In contrast to this business model, called… Founder of Ethereum Participant to redefine the concept of digital sovereignty.
While the term “sovereignty” was historically focused on evading government oversight in the early 2000s, Buterin argued that the modern definition should expand to include the security of psychological autonomy.
“(Sovereignty) means doing things because you believe in them, declaring independence from the monolithic, soul-sucking concept of ‘meta,'” argued Buterin.
As I suppose, it requires real sovereignty Encryption tools It protects individuals from corporate attempts to harvest their attention and capital.
“I have to admit that Bitcoin hardliners were way ahead of the curve: a big part of their resistance to ICOs, non-Bitcoin tokens, arbitrary financial apps, etc. was precisely to keep Bitcoin ‘sovereign’ and not ‘corporate’,” he wrote,
To achieve this sovereign web, Buterin established a specific path for developers. He called for privacy-preserving applications that are based on local priorities and reduce… Avoid relying on third-party intermediaries.
In addition, Buterin stressed the need for financial instruments that support the accumulation of lasting wealth. However, he explicitly rejected the platforms that promoted him For speculation with high leverage Or “sports betting” behavior.
The statement concluded with a call for open AI systems that integrate human and machine productivity, rather than software that promotes user passivity.
