IT Geek

Many opponents of regulating of the Internet make somehow false connections with the spread of state power. We have in fact recently (with the transfer of social content on the internet) seen a large reduction of government control, as the old media once was completely regulated by state law. Therefore, the control over Internet content would only maintain the status quo, it wouldn’t represent the spread of control.

One of the arguments against the control of the Internet is that the Internet is more important than all the old media, because it brings exceptional benefits. Kiberlibertarians defend archaic, unregulated Internet mainly because they believe control would stifle development of Internet and Internet related freedoms. Oppressed groups have used Internet for pointing out their situation. Isolated people can communicate with ease and access to information has improved immeasurably. Control opponents should prove that all these freedoms of the Internet would disappear with control. There are also counter-arguments, arguing that regulation would improve some of these freedoms.