[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

There is no “internet” to control. The internet is the word used to describe the set of protocols and rules that must be followed in order for one computer to exchange information with another. The internet is not in one central location, and is not an object. The internet is distributed, not centralized. There is no one central organization that manages the internet.
What they really mean here is ignoring reality and principles of law and blocking/allowing access to the network for political reasons.

[angkor]

>>> There is no "internet" to control. <<<<

Yep.

"Shut 'er down, boys."

[snowsislander]

There is no “internet” to control. The internet is the word used to describe the set of protocols and rules that must be followed in order for one computer to exchange information with another. The internet is not in one central location, and is not an object. The internet is distributed, not centralized. There is no one central organization that manages the internet.

What they really mean here is ignoring reality and principles of law and blocking/allowing access to the network for political reasons.

BBTTT.

[RetroSexual]

What they really mean here is ignoring reality and principles of law and blocking/allowing access to the network for political reasons.

Agreed, but this is easily done. The Interwebs Czar calls up the head of Comcast and says, "pull the plug, boy." And a few million dissenting citizens are silenced.

I'd like to see citizens working on developing private wireless networks, so we can continue to communicate on at least some level.

[Mojave]

The internet is not in one central location

The US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration doesn't control the DNS Root?

[Taggart_D]

What they really mean here is ignoring reality and principles of law and blocking/allowing access to the network

Or...in addition to the auto industry and healthcare, the US gov't will be taking over internet service providers

[antiRepublicrat]

There is no “internet” to control.

Taking over just a handful of major backbones and ISPs gives them control of most of the Internet traffic in the US.

[TheThinker]

What if one takes over internet service providers? Will that not control internet communication in large part?