World Wide Web Foundation—Advocated for global internet access - world went from 20% to 70% connected during foundation's operation
From 2009 to 2024, the World Wide Web Foundation advocated for treating internet access as a basic right and public good. During its operation, global internet connectivity increased from approximately 20% to over 70% of the world's population. The foundation launched the #ForTheWeb campaign (2018) and supported policies for affordable access, particularly in developing countries.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Access & Information Freedom | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Open Internet & Web Freedom | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Advocated for global internet access - world went from 20% to 70% connected during foundation's operation
From 2009 to 2024, the World Wide Web Foundation advocated for treating internet access as a basic right and public good. During its operation, global internet connectivity increased from approximately 20% to over 70% of the world's population. The foundation launched the #ForTheWeb campaign (2018) and supported policies for affordable access, particularly in developing countries.