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The Web Revival is one name for a wider internet-based movement! The name itself is derived from the Folk Revival of the mid-20th century. The Folk Revival promoted a feeling of humanity, creativity and equality at a time of rapid mechanisation; whereas the Web Revival promotes these values in the face of the rapid digitisation that surrounds us today.

The Web Revival is about reclaiming the technology in our lives and asking what we really want from the tools we use, and the digital experiences we share. The Web Revival often references the early Internet, but it's not about recreating a bygone web; the Web Revival is about reviving the spirit of openness and fresh excitement that surrounded the Web in its earliest days.

The Web Revival is not one single movement, but a loose collection of ideas and groups that fall under many names, such as:

Some other names related to the Web Revival:

• Wild Web - Punky freeform, zine crafting, art homepages and chaotic sites - Such as MelonLand
• Net Positive - Sites focusing on whimsy, learning and encouragement such as 32bit Cafe
• Smol / Small Web - This name is often favoured by minimalist sites such as m15o’s Status.Cafe
• Indie / Open Web - Professional independently-run sites with a focus on free and open source code - Indie Web
• Old / Retro / Web 1.0 - Retro enthusiast sites focused on supporting and using old hardware - The Old Net
• Garden / Poetic Web - Sites focused on reflection, gathering thoughts and obscurity - Naive Weekly
• Neocities - A brand name for the web hosting company and community that houses many Web Revival sites - Neocities *… and many others!

==What ties it all together?==

Web Revival enthusiasts come from all walks of life, however most share a few things in common:

• Creativity is First- Most see the ability to design, decorate and graffiti digital spaces as essential and powerful
• The Internet is Fun - Most want the Web to be a playground that's free to explore and enjoy Corporations are Boring - Most are sick of the monetisation, data abuse and endless breaches of trust in corporate culture
• The Web is Friendly - All feel that the Web should be friendly and supportive; caring is a radical act
• Right to Repair - They value the freedom to make, break and repair their stuff - tinkering is a form of debate and protest
• One World Wide Web - They want free open knowledge and global connectivity, without paywalls, bubbles or borders
• Chaotic Effort - They believe that value comes from time and effort put into projects they love for no reason other than love
• No to Web3 - To most, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, unfairly trained AIs and buzzword tech are unwelcome and uncool

These ideals are expressed by creating websites, zines, online spaces, video games, artworks, journals and much more!

Web Revivalists will often choose to use alternative technology and software in their lives, or to modify and remix the technology they find around them.