Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The worldwide web as we know it may be ending
The World Wide Web, or WWW, is an information system where documents and other web resources are identified by URL and accesses over the Internet, which is a network of networks or private, public, academic, business, and government. In most democratic countries, users usually have free access to almost any information or content free of charge unless it is a paid content, such as newspapers, music, and movies. In the meantime, internet access is usually regulated and sometimes censored by the national government. For example, China is known for its Great Firewall of China, which blocks access to selected foreign websites, such as Google and Facebook, and also to slows down cross-border internet traffic. India bans the use of popular Chinese apps like Tik Tok. Recently, Australia proposed a law that requires Internet platformers like Facebook to pay publishers fees for access. As the world is becoming more protective in trade, business, technologies, and information, the worldwide web is becoming less universal. In fact, there already are countries that have a nationwide web instead of WWW.
Natural resources, intellectual properties, technologies, and IC chips are now part of the national security in many countries, so is access to information.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about what the WWW is like now and is going to be like in the future.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/23/tech/splinternet-tech-regulation-facebook/index.html
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