[Ads-l] Word: splinternet (blend: splinter internet)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Date: 23 March 2022
Website: Internet Society
Article: What Is a Splinternet? And Why You Should Be Paying Attention
Author: Dan York (Director, Internet Technology)

https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/03/what-is-the-splinternet-and-why-you-should-be-paying-attention/

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The word "splinternet" is making headlines everywhere, a result of the
forces now holding the world’s attention. It sounds obscure, but it
could have a profound impact on how we live. So what is it?
. . .
A "splinternet" is the idea that the open, globally connected Internet
we all use splinters into a collection of fragmented networks
controlled by governments or corporations.
[End excerpt]

Website: Medium
Medium Publication: MIT IDE (MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy)
Date: June 19, 2023
Article: 3 Ways the ‘Splinternet’ is Damaging Society
Author: Deborah Lynn Blumberg/MIT Sloan

https://medium.com/mit-initiative-on-the-digital-economy/3-ways-the-splinternet-is-damaging-society-4f86d787f973

[Begin excerpt]
The internet was originally designed to bring people together. But the
rise of misinformation and fake news has divided online users into
numerous, often hostile factions.

The emergence of the so-called splinternet — the fracturing of global
channels of communication into groups that share no common ground —
poses a significant threat to business, innovation, and even democracy
itself.
[End excerpt]

Garson

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