Splinternet. How is the internet being divided and what can we do about it?
The global network has become such an integral part of our lives that we cannot imagine a world without it. Shutting down or isolating the Russian segment of the Internet seems like the worst thing that could happen — but somewhere out there, in the outside world, the global network will continue to exist... But will it?
What will happen if governments of many countries decide to isolate users from each other? What if corporations do the same, locking users inside their ecosystems? What if there is no technical possibility to connect to networks in another country at all? In this case, instead of the global Internet, we will be left with only its fragments scattered around the world: "splinternets".
What will happen if governments of many countries decide to isolate users from each other? What if corporations do the same, locking users inside their ecosystems? What if there is no technical possibility to connect to networks in another country at all? In this case, instead of the global Internet, we will be left with only its fragments scattered around the world: "splinternets".