What is ‘Splinternet’? That’s why the Internet is less complete than one might think

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Splinternet refers to how the internet is fragmented, divided, separated, blocked, boxed in, or otherwise segmented. For both nation states and corporations, there is money and control to be gained by influencing the information people can access and share, as well as the costs that are paid for this access. The idea of ​​a splinternet … Read more