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Would politicians care about regulatory control if the internet wasn't generating wealth?
by johngalt 12y ago
Would politicians care about regulatory control if the internet wasn't generating wealth?
- adventured 12y agoWealth, free speech, financial transactions, encryption, communication, broadcasting, new forms of currency, data, spying, politics, public awareness, social networks, file sharing, open exchange of ideas. So many reasons for the modern, massive welfare state to hyper regulate the Internet. They've resented the freedom it represents almost since the day the Web was born.