Colloquial may be the wrong term, think "non-technical" instead. > Using laymen terms such as "internet" in a headline yields more misinformation and confusion

Colloquial may be the wrong term, think "non-technical" instead. > Using laymen terms such as "internet" in a headline yields more misinformation and confusion about what the system actually is. No it doesn't. It's just a fact that "internet" has technical and non-technical definitions that diverge somewhat. That ship sailed a long time ago, and no amount of pedantic complaining will change it. And frankly, it's not reasonable to expect laymen to understand how their applications work at a technical level (e.g. distinguish between the internet and the web). It's incumbent on the people who do understand those distinctions to adapt to their audience and the multiple definitions in use.