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Is Web Turning Into 'Splinternet'?

  • Wired, Monday, July 10, 2017 4:18 PM
Rulings on online speech in courts around the world are created what Wired calls a “splinternet.” According to the post: “The trend of courts applying country-specific social media laws worldwide could radically change what is allowed to be on the internet, setting a troubling precedent.” Imagining the worst, Wired asks: “What happens to the global internet when countries with different cultures have sharply diverging definitions of what is acceptable online speech?”

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