The inventor of the Internet has called for a bill of rights to be created for the web to prevent people loosing their freedom.

In an interview with the Guardian newspaper Tim Berners Lee says that we need an open, neutral Internet that we can rely on.

He also claimed its crucial having open government, good democracy, and diversity of culture.

Berners lee has constantly campaigned for fewer controls on the web, and has praised former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden after he revealed details of how the US government collects masses of online data.

Sir Tim conceived the Web almost 25 years ago in his spare time at Geneva-based CERN, Europe's top particle physics lab.

He says its now an important part of our lives