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To: yesthatjallen

The Internet _is_ decentralized.
There are vast high-speed data highways which make it snappy & convenient, but given outages/blockages/censorship there is (China-type national firewalls aside) no real centralization.


3 posted on 10/22/2019 10:42:59 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (Specialization is for insects.)
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To: ctdonath2

There is virtual centralization:
Amazon: shopping
Google: search and advertising
Facebook & Twitter: social media


6 posted on 10/22/2019 11:31:11 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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