At the Web3 Summit in Berlin, developers, economists and activists debate whether decentralised technology can deliver on its promise to put control of the internet back into the hands of users.
Web3 advocates argue blockchain can challenge Big Tech's data grip; users surrender €141k lifetime value unknowingly, problem worsened by AI. Data ownership becomes infrastructure priority—decentralisation proposed as alternative, but skeptics doubt it overcomes Big Tech dominance.
By Laila Humairah
Published on
19/06/2026 - 18:13 GMT+2
At the fifth edition of what organisers call "the festival for digital freedom," the conversation around blockchain moved beyond Bitcoin and crypto speculation.
The focus shifted to a bigger question: can decentralised technology challenge the growing power of Big Tech over data, artificial intelligence and the digital economy?
Al Web3 Summit un movimento vuole riprendersi internet da Big Tech
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