The web, which is the common name for the "World Wide Web" has come a long way since it's inception. The first version of the web was "read only", in other words, you can only search for information and read it, there was little or no interaction.
In this article we'll discuss about differences between web2 and web3.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WEB2 AND WEB3
WEB2 is the version of the web most of know today, it allows users to interact with different applications. This applications makes sharing and collaboration between users possible and help them to express themselves online.
You can think of web2 as the interactive and social web, this version of the web is dominated by companies like Facebook,Twitter, TikTok, Whatsapp to name a few that provides services in exchange for your personal data. it also supports centralization.
ADVANTAGES
- Ease of usage
- Available at any time, any place.
- Ease of access to information and resources.
- Opportunity to know different people staying around the world.
DISADVANTAGES
- Lack of privacy.
- susceptible to hackers.
- Because it is centralized, companies can deny you access to their services at any given time.
WEB3 is the next generation of the internet. it allows everyone to participate as a user or developer without monetizing your personal data, everything that can be done on web2 can also be done in web3 but in a decentralized manner.
ADVANTAGES
- No one can block you or deny you access to a service.
- Elimination of centralization
- Ownership of information or data
- immutability.
- minimized possibility of data leaks
DISADVANTAGES
- Cost.
- Transactions are slower as they deal with high computational power.
- it will be inaccessible to less advanced devices.
These are some of the major differences in web2 and web3.
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