Cyberspace Article #7 - The Web is Unflat

I found this article that was reviewed on another blog called "The End of Cyberspace" which was quite interesting and useful to read for my studies. I encourage you to scan through it and pick up some info.

Date: 1st August 2006

Publication: "nick" from Rough Type

Summary: Is the government really in control of the Internet? There are some that believe that because the Internet is so huge and vast, the government will never fully grasp power over this technology medium. This article asked whether the demographics of politics are really affecting the Internet. Is everyone really equal in power on the Internet? No.

An example is eBay - even though some people praise this website as a way of shopping without fraud or cheating, this could only be done with the government keeping a close eye on the transactions in its business.

The Internet may seem like the new technology that supports globalization, free of territorial boundaries, but the truth stands that in order for the this ever-growing communication system to exist without fraud and cheaters is to control with the law and authorities. The problem with this however is if the fraud and cheaters are found in the control. That's when the Internet become chaotic in its peaks and troughs in power.

Impact:
This divides people's beliefs about the freedom of the internet. It asks us what is freedom on the internet? Is it to be good and obey the regulations of terms and use when signing up for a website? Or is freedom on the internet the ability to have everyone downloadable on the internet free? Is it to have the ability to have access to all or any information on the internet and no privacy?

In my opinion, politics are usually confusing and untrustable. So I'm not going to even try to answer these questions. Some debates should be left for those who want to argue with no solution or turning point.