The Guardian view on online abuse: building the web we want | Editorial

The freedoms of the internet are too often abused. Tech companies need to face up to the problem, and so – in close consultation with their readers – do publishers, including the GuardianIn the beginning was the web. A playful, creative and open space, where anyone could connect, and every assumption, every hierarchy, could be challenged. Instead of textbooks and newspapers handing down fact and opinion from on high, there was a blossoming of online communities, sparky self-starting