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by rayiner 5323 days ago
The internet is the product of a government project and has been heavily regulated since its inception.
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> and has been heavily regulated since its inception

Interesting; I wasn't aware of this. I know that the original network design grew out of a DARPA project, but I wasn't aware of any significant federal regulatory involvement since the internet became open to general, non-government use in the '80s. Do you have any references you could point to that might provide more detail?

I actually meant the Word Wide Web. It is probably more specific.