• Talk Details: A talk by Molly White at XOXO about the fight for the web. The recording is on YouTube and she recommends watching other talks from XOXO.
• Personal Web Experience: Molly remembers feeling the web was magic with Neopets. She spent hours customizing user lookups with HTML and CSS. This led to her love for computers and a passion for creating and editing online.
• Current Web State: The web now feels worse with giant social networks, misinformation, and tech companies' control. Platforms prioritize revenue over users and bury non-mainstream content.
• Crypto Experience: Molly created "Web3 is Going Just Great" in 2021 to expose the disasters in the crypto industry. Her simple website had a major impact, showing that people want honest descriptions and independent voices.
• Fighting Back: The tech industry's hold on the web is tenuous. Everyday people have power to build, create, and share. They can use technology to push back against the tech oligopoly and build the web they want.
• Image Attribution: A list of images used in the talk with their licenses and sources.
• Disclosures: Molly has disclosures for her work and writing about cryptocurrencies.