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

[Nancy Friedman]

"Splinternet" was coined in 2001 by the director of technology studies at
the Cato Institute, who thought splinternets were a good thing. I wrote
about "splinternet" in April 2022:
https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2022/04/word-of-the-week-splinternet.html


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On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 9:00 AM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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/
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> 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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