[ncpatriot]

If the Internet did split, would that mean that we in US would not have access to the news in China, EU, etc?

[postaldave]

i wouldn't think so. a bridge between the two could fix that but things could get messy and slow.

[sittnick]

If the Internet did split, would that mean that we in US would not have access to the news in China, EU, etc?

Not at all, if it split, I'll call the new entity Eurasia-net, it would not be a huge deal to set up "converter" sites that connect to both, converting everything on the fly. You might even have both "protocols" in your own PC. You MIGHT need two browsers, but probably not. It could slow things down.

It would be no worse than the NTSC/PAL/SECAM thing with television.

[willyd]

If the Internet did split, would that mean that we in US would not have access to the news in China, EU, etc?

We don't have access to the "news" in China right now...no big loss...people will figure a way to make the multiple internets communicate if we need to.

[Hattie]

If the Internet did split, would that mean that we in US would not have access to the news in China, EU, etc?

I'm sure they would let us in for a price.