{"id":3147,"date":"2019-01-08T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=3147"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:27:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:27:43","slug":"dreamhost-signs-in-support-of-principles-in-sir-tim-berners-lees-contract-for-the-web","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/press-releases\/dreamhost-signs-in-support-of-principles-in-sir-tim-berners-lees-contract-for-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"DreamHost Signs in Support of Principles in Sir Tim Berners-Lee&#8217;s &#8216;Contract for the Web&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alignment with the contract supports its larger goal of fostering an open web for all internet users<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES, California\u2014January 8th, 2019\u2014<\/strong>DreamHost\u00ae, a global leader in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/\">web hosting<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/wordpress\/\">Managed WordPress<\/a>&nbsp;services, is pleased to announce its commitment to the principles outlined in a \u201cContract for the Web\u201d created by the inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full text of the contract, designed to hold governments, companies, and citizens of the world to keeping the internet accessible and safe to all while minimizing misinformation and human indignity, is slated to be complete in May 2019. By that time fully half of the world\u2019s population is expected to have access to the internet. Berners-Lee and his World Wide Web Foundation are currently asking governments, companies, and individuals to commit to the contracts\u2019 outlined principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we first learned of the \u2018Contract for the Web,\u2019 signing on in support of its principles was imperative,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;said Brett Dunst, DreamHost\u2019s vice president of corporate communications.&nbsp;<em>\u201cThese principles represent views and practices that have been ingrained in DreamHost\u2019s culture since our earliest days. DreamHost has always been passionate about an Open Web that values safety, privacy, and accessibility \u2014 that\u2019s what this contract is fighting for.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining entities like Google, Facebook, and Cloudflare, DreamHost is one of the first in the Managed WordPress world to sign on in support of the \u201cContract for the Web\u2019s\u201d principles. In the future, Berners-Lee and his World Wide Web Foundation are hopeful that the contract\u2019s principles could eventually be adopted by the United Nations or the G7. The contract is sponsored and promoted as a part of the Foundation\u2019s \u201cFor the Web\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSupporting a free and open web just makes sense. Something as powerful as the web requires constant protection, and this contract represents a strong step in that direction. Providing affordable access, respect for personal information, and embracing empowering technologies&#8230;these are not unreasonable or difficult things to offer. These principles ensure that the web will continue to work for humanity, not against it,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;said Dunst.&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe internet is our present and our future, and DreamHost will always do its part in ensuring it\u2019s open and safe for all users.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The principles can be found on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/contractfortheweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/contractfortheweb.org\/<\/a>&nbsp;where internet users are being encouraged to sign on behalf of themselves and their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About DreamHost<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DreamHost is a premier Managed WordPress hosting provider, giving over 400,000 businesses, developers and content creators worldwide the tools they need to own their digital presence. Powered by a strong team of industry experts with nearly two decades of advanced web experience, DreamHost is a leader in Managed WordPress hosting. Supporting the open source community with dedicated resources and top-tier talent, DreamHost believes in the power of the Open Web and the people that make it happen. Founded in 1997, DreamHost has offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, California and in Portland, Oregon. Learn more at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/\">DreamHost.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alignment with the contract supports its larger goal of fostering an open web for all internet users<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Alignment with the contract supports its larger goal of fostering an open web for all internet users","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3147","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DreamHost Signs in Support of Principles in Sir Tim Berners-Lee&#039;s &quot;Contract for the Web&quot;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Alignment with the contract supports its larger goal of fostering an open web for all internet users\" \/>\n<meta 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