You Can't Regulate The Internet

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Silly article. I agree that regulation of the Internet is futile, but this article gives no evidence. How about some basic discussion of:

* Packet-switched network principles

* Transport-layer encryption (e.g. SSL)

* Onion routing

* Peer-to-peer software, particularly with the advent of IPv6

Blindly asserting that the Internet 'is an organism that thrives on freedom and will always grow toward it' is just preaching to the converted.

That's why I wrote it, it was a preaching article. You're right though it would be great if someone wrote that article, with all the facts.

I'm sorry, but you didn't really write anything. You only wrote that you don't think the internet can be regulated then backed it up by saying other people will take care of it.

I wasn't trying to to back it up, it was the marshmallow fluff in your moon pie. It's just there to make you feel good.

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