I think the Internet will end up regulated. The question is, what kind of regulation? Want net neutrality? That's regulation. Guarantee of privacy of your search engine history? Regulation. Freedom from email snooping without a court order? Regulation. Taxation of purchases? Recourse from anonymous online harassment and libel? Child protection from pedophiles and child pornography? Terrorists?
At a gross level, Democrats/liberals want to regulate corporate interaction with the Internet and Republicans/conservatives want to regulate personal interaction. In this respect the Internet is no different than other sectors.
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I think the Internet will end up regulated. The question is, what kind of regulation? Want net neutrality? That's regulation. Guarantee of privacy of your search engine history? Regulation. Freedom from email snooping without a court order? Regulation. Taxation of purchases? Recourse from anonymous online harassment and libel? Child protection from pedophiles and child pornography? Terrorists?
At a gross level, Democrats/liberals want to regulate corporate interaction with the Internet and Republicans/conservatives want to regulate personal interaction. In this respect the Internet is no different than other sectors.