Comment Original Intent of the Internet (Score 1) 116
"And that was to create a global communications network, unrestrained by national borders."
This is was not the original intent of the internet. "The Internet was designed 35 years ago as a robust, distributed network without centralized control in order to provide resiliency against a multitude of attacks, including nuclear war. "
Here's a reference from US department of homeland security: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dhs.gov%2Fxlibrary%2Fa...
I guarantee you the US virtual internet borders are managed in the same sense as the physical borders with other countries.
P.S. I'm Canadian.