>"The internet" or "the web" is already dead, in the sense that most people use a handful of sites run by a handful of large companies. The internet could essen

>"The internet" or "the web" is already dead, in the sense that most people use a handful of sites run by a handful of large companies. The internet could essentially be a native app run by a corporate governing body and more than 95% of people wouldn't notice. Even if true, an open Internet provides a hedge/fallback/alternative to corporate overreach and therefore is necessary.