Ethan Zuckerman
Director of the Center for Civic Media at the MIT Media Lab, focusing on the intersection of technology and society.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 38min
he monetized the web. now he has a plan to fix it
Ethan Zuckerman, internet scholar and activist who helped build Tripod, reflects on the web he helped create. He discusses how ad models and pop-ups reshaped the internet. He explores forgetful advertising, ethical alternatives to surveillance-driven ads, middleware like blockers, and building public digital infrastructure and co-op approaches.
