# The case for a decentralized internet

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Salon Samsung
- Speaker: Tamas Kocsis
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tamas_kocsis_the_case_for_a_decentralized_internet)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Who controls the internet? Increasingly, the answer is large corporations and governments -- a trend that's threatening digital privacy and access to information online, says web developer Tamas Kocsis. In this informative talk, Kocsis breaks down the different threats to internet freedom and shares his plan to build an alternative, decentralized network that returns power to everyday users.

## Lectures

1. [The case for a decentralized internet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tamas_kocsis_the_case_for_a_decentralized_internet/e5bb456a8c99), 10 min (TED's player)