The 'splinternet' is coming: Why countries will break away from today’s internet

In the past year, as we have witnessed the upending of the political order, the internet has been the theatre where many of the battles have been fought: from the hacking and leaking of Democratic party emails, to the proliferation of fake news and alternative facts, and yes, the outpourings of @realDonaldTrump. With domestic and geopolitical tensions rising, governments are finding it increasingly hard to function amid a constant barrage of uncontrollable information and potential cyber-attacks, making them grow more wary both of the internet’s influence and their ability to control it. The fallout from this means we are facing the… This story continues at The Next Web source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/eqCX8q9CY68/ via #PCH3lp by: Katja Bego

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