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by rainpain 1831 days ago
"The internet is an American invention" don't know where the author got that from.
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unnouinceput 1831 days ago
Depends on where the definition for "internet" is coming from. I, for one, do believe that from the point of view that the foundation of the internet resides in ArpaNet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET), which is indeed an American invention.
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Ternari 1831 days ago
It's correct. You must be thinking of the Web.
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chrisseaton 1831 days ago
Who do you think invented the Internet?
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iammisc 1831 days ago
Probably the fact that iana and icann are based in the states.
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