GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Does the Internet Need More or Less Regulation?

Jul 17, 2019 | 11:00 GMT

This sketch from 1969 shows the theoretical outlines of a network of linked computers. It was realized in the ARPANET, which formed the backbone of the modern internet.

A sketch of a network of interlinked computers stretching across the continental United States formed the basis for ARPANET, created by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Imposing a system of norms on largely unregulated internet giants would require an effort beyond the power of individual countries to successfully manage....

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