- The public web runs on users interacting with publishers. - Open and available to everyone. - Currently being [[Appleton, Maggie - The Dark Forest and the Cozy Web|clouded]] by the [[{2.4b} the dark forest theory of the internet|the dark forest]]. - The cozyweb runs on users interacting with each other and individual pieces of content. - Locked in gatekept communities, like Slack, Discord servers, and group chats.