What makes the internet open?

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Helps people connect

The internet accelerates the effects of globalisation.

Because of forums that allow people with similar interests can come together to express their thoughts from different parts of the world. Also it helps people accept and interact with different cultures by finding out about them from real people and not known stereotypes.

The web is helping to reinvent warfare.

The web can be used for attacks on people and countries, they can attack countries servers and stop them from accessing information or using their banking systems.

No one controls the web.

The internet cannot be controlled as there are no regulations for content. People can access anything and create anything. As people can steal content from other people and change it, but also from governments and share with other people. e.g.. Wikileaks.

The internet puts the common man in the driving seat.

The internet allows anyone to access it and can make internet sensations or celebrities out of regular people, something that is quite common on youtube.