Who
really controls the Internet?
I’m
certain that my experience is not unique when it comes to feeling
frustrated because a photo or a headline has led me to attempt to
access a site – only to have a scary notice appear on my screen,
warning me about accessing this site at the risk of such action
causing great damage to my computer.
Who
makes that decision? Why is such a site permitted in the first
place? Who, why and how are sites blocked? Without doubt,
the decisions are based upon political considerations.
In
addition to the two major political parties that dominate the news &
views in this country, there are untold dozens of groups with a wide
variety of axes to grind, viewpoints to counter plus, ideologies
to expound upon and single-issue causes to foster. One ponders, ‘Who
really controls the Internet?’
Surfing
the internet and navigating the plethora of intriguing sites while
trying to dig beyond an arresting photo or title, can lead one to
full-blown frustration, disappointment and disgust, blinding anger
and extreme spikes in one’s blood-pressure.
Who,
other than me, remembers the good old days of the reigning
communications technology that was represented by ‘smoke signals’?
Have we really advanced all that much?
MORT
KUFF
©
12-4-2017
