Thanks to cybercrime, do we need a new internet?
I wonder whether the rise in cybercrime means scrapping the Internet entirely or rebuilding trust with smarter design. We need accountable platforms, stronger standards and better habits. Let's make the net safer without losing its soul ... Cybercrime rampant, Invisible thieves lurking, Devouring data I've been asking myself whether we've let the internet drift so far that cybercrime now sets the rules. I see friends' parents fooled by slick scams, fake investment gurus promising easy wins, and deepfakes muddying the truth until we doubt our eyes. It's tempting to hit 'delete all' and start again!I think a better question is how we can rebuild trust through design, incentives and accountability. We can keep the good, reduce the harm, and make online safety normal rather than a specialist skill. I don't believe people are suddenly careless; the systems are optimised to exploit human attention and emotion. When trust signals - blue ticks, follower counts, glossy adverts - can be rented or forged, even sharp minds get caught. Good cybersecurity shouldn't ask everyone to become a cryptographer. It should minimise the need for heroics by making the safe path the easy path, and the risky path visibly inconvenient.I'd start with proof, not vibes. Platforms should adopt built‑in provenance for media so you can see if an image, video or voice clip was captured on a device, edited, or AI‑generated, and by whom. That gives citizens a context layer to evaluate claims before they spread. Pair that with clear data protection defaults and rapid takedown of impersonation and payment fraud, and you measurably cut the oxygen to the grifters. Payment gateways, ad networks and app stores must | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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