What’s the future for the ‘splinternet’?
REPORT
6 Apr 2021
What’s the future for the ‘splinternet’?

People’s experiences of the web have long varied, with connection speeds, social media preferences, and differing levels of tech literacy all affecting the ways they browse. But how might rising digital inequalities and geo-political tensions cause the online landscape to splinter even further?

Henry Thompson

Henry Thompson is a professor of web informatics at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation. He is a fellow of the Alan Turing Institute and was previously a member of the SGML Working Group of the World Wide Web Consortium.

Nick Merrill

Nick Merrill is the director of the Daylight Lab at the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity. His lab produces tools for understanding and addressing critical security issues.

Jo Thompson

Jo Thompson is a feature and copywriter. Having worked in luxury fashion communications for over four years, she now focuses on writing about the intersection of art, culture, and fashion.