Alternate Internets

Some Are Wary of U.S. Control Over Global Network


http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/archive/06apr/onln_alternet.htm


Fear of Repression Spurs Scholars and Activists to Build Alternate Internets

If it sometimes seems that media pundits treat Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg or Apple's Steve Jobs as gods, that's because in a sense they are—sitting on Mount Olympus with the power to hurl digital thunderbolts with a worldwide impact on people.

Instead of just complaining, many of those heading to New York next month believe they can build alternatives that reduce the power of those virtual deities and give more control to mere mortals.

http://chronicle.com/article/Fear-of-Repression-Spurs/129049/