Web 3.0 is the direct response to this power imbalance.
It seeks to address this by putting power back into the hands of users through decentralization. Data and power are centralized currently among the tech giants like Meta and Google. With Web 3.0, this data can remain as private as a user wants it to be. It also frees users from the control of these tech giants. The internet is considered a frontier for the freedom of speech, thanks in large part to the connectivity fostered by social media. And yet, users are still subject to rules made at the whim of the ruling corporations.
In short, the coming evolution of the internet will remove the necessity of relying on these corporate platforms. Blockchain-powered development will catalyze the Semantic Web vision Tim Berners-Lee theorized decades ago, automating processes and allowing users to make decisions for themselves.