Who controls the Internet? And should they? (2021)
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#3I'm in the UK and I don't recognise what's being said there about a child safe internet you can opt out of.
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#4I'm in the UK and I don't recognise what's being said there about a child safe internet you can opt out of.
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#5enjoyed the article, i wonder if the internet will become more or less regressive as time goes on.
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#6Are Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft "The Internet"?
Why not Cogent, Verizon, AT&T, Level 3 or other 1-Tiers like them?
This does not touch that all of them need to bow to the local legislation.
Re: Who controls the Internet? And should they? (2021)
#7I'm in the UK and I don't recognise what's being said there about a child safe internet you can opt out of.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kin...
And, of course, they're not stopping.
In Liz Truss' first PMQs yesterday one of the questions was on pushing for a return of the online safety bill for further "regulation" of the internet, which Truss said is going to come back, for the under 18s of course.
Re: Who controls the Internet? And should they? (2021)
#8No mention of Cloudflare or Amazon, who arguably control more of the Internet than any of the entities listed in the article. Definitely more than any of the other corporations listed.
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#9"The Internet" is just other peoples' computers. Who controls yours?
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#10Are Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft "The Internet"? Why not Cogent, Verizon, AT&T, Level 3 or other 1-Tiers like them? This does not touch that all of them need to bow to the local legislation.
For “users” yeah, they’re basically the internet.
If you don’t have your own ASN you’re just renting someone else’s access, so there’s an easy answer - they control your access and could cut it off if they wanted.