Decentralization means the Internet is controlled by many. It's millions of devices linked together in an open network. No one actor can own it, control it, or switch it off for everyone. The Internet and the World Wide Web remain the biggest decentralized communication system humanity has ever seen.

Can the internet be decentralized?

“The Decentralized Web is true to ownership of online identity and personal data rather than [storing it] on centralized servers owned by corporations. [Users have] a choice [of] viewing ads, paying subscriptions or one-off micropayments.”

Is p2p Internet possible?

Anyone can go create a decentralized peer-to-peer network that connects directly between devices, like BitTorrent. Similarly, anybody can go out and create a centralized network and pass data through a server, like most big online services such as Google, Facebook, or Twitter.