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The diversity of opportunities and risks in modern societies demands an ever-increasing level of qualifications and skills, but it also brings new development and design possibilities. However, the successful implementation of these possibilities is increasingly linked to active participation in new media technologies. A critical understanding of the still somewhat unpredictable risks associated with these trends is also gaining importance. The question of strengthening emancipatory and democratizing factors in relation to the use of modern information and communication technologies is being discussed. This is based on a humanistic claim to education, which must not lose significance, especially in the increasingly economized understanding of education in the modern world. In the course of an assessment of the recognizable trends in contemporary access to knowledge, the connections and interactions between technological developments and civil society structures are deciphered in order to crystallize the social value of the modern World Wide Web and prepare it for long-term efforts towards a forward-looking education system.