infact the ICT industry would expand and employ more people if the internet went down
if all computers lost internet access, the computers would still operate. for instance i can still write documents and print things out and have a port connection to other devices. but with no internet, a company cant just outsource support and instead would have to hire in-house support. ICT cant just download updates but instead make requests via mail post for CD/storage media delivery of updates. with all the extra manual communication and phone calls and other slower data delivery methods in a non-internet world would require more labour
Topic: Can the ICT industry survive without the Internet? (Read 65 times)
So one can blindly say that how far a nation will rise to the pinnacle of development can be understood by how much that nation has prospered on the Internet.
Given how this OP was carefully crafted by yourself in respect to the topic,What really was the essence to its creation?
Like, was there any opposing factor to consider because, ICT is simply Information and Communication Technology. With Technology focusing on gadgets/network while, information deals with the dissemination of messages/content.
There really isn’t a reason for anyone to wish to dispute that which means, the thread isn’t one of much significance.
Looks like there is another bill that has passed in the Senate allowing Internet censorship in ways that government will control.
The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate--It's Our Last Chance To Stop It
https://www.activistpost.com/2024/07/the-kosa-internet-censorship-bill-just-passed-the-senate-its-our-last-chance-to-stop-it.html
Bill proponents have focused on some truly tragic stories of loss, and then tied these tragedies to the internet. But anxiety, eating disorders, drug abuse, gambling, tobacco and alcohol use by minors, and the host of other ills that KOSA purports to address all existed well before the internet.
The Senate vote means that the House could take up and vote on this bill at any time. The House could also choose to debate its own, similarly flawed, version of KOSA. Several members of the House have expressed concerns about the bill.
The members of Congress who vote for this bill should remember—they do not, and will not, control who will be in charge of punishing bad internet speech. The Federal Trade Commission, majority-controlled by the President's party, will be able to decide what kind of content "harms" minors, then investigate or file lawsuits against websites that host that content.
Politicians in both parties have sought to control various types of internet content. One bill sponsor has said that widely used educational materials that teach about the history of racism in the U.S. causes depression in kids. Kids speaking out about mental health challenges or trying to help friends with addiction are likely to be treated the same as those promoting addictive or self-harming behaviors, and will be kicked offline. Minors engaging in activism or even discussing the news could be shut down, since the grounds for suing websites expand to conditions like "anxiety."
KOSA will lead to people who make online content about sex education, and LGBTQ+ identity and health, being persecuted and shut down as well. Views on how, or if, these subjects should be broached vary widely across U.S. communities. All it will take is one member of the Federal Trade Commission seeking to score political points, or a state attorney general seeking to ensure re-election, to start going after the online speech his or her constituents don't like.
All of these speech burdens will affect adults, too. Adults simply won't find the content that was mass-deleted in the name of avoiding KOSA-inspired lawsuits; and we'll all be burdened by websites and apps that install ID checks, age gates, and invasive (and poorly functioning) software content filters.
The vast majority of speech that KOSA affects is constitutionally protected in the U.S., which is why there is a long list of reasons that KOSA is unconstitutional. Unfortunately, the lawmakers voting for this bill have hand-waved away those concerns. They've also blown off the voices of millions of young people who will have their free expression constricted by this bill, including the thousands who spoke to EFF directly about their concerns and fears around KOSA.
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The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate--It's Our Last Chance To Stop It
https://www.activistpost.com/2024/07/the-kosa-internet-censorship-bill-just-passed-the-senate-its-our-last-chance-to-stop-it.html
Bill proponents have focused on some truly tragic stories of loss, and then tied these tragedies to the internet. But anxiety, eating disorders, drug abuse, gambling, tobacco and alcohol use by minors, and the host of other ills that KOSA purports to address all existed well before the internet.
The Senate vote means that the House could take up and vote on this bill at any time. The House could also choose to debate its own, similarly flawed, version of KOSA. Several members of the House have expressed concerns about the bill.
The members of Congress who vote for this bill should remember—they do not, and will not, control who will be in charge of punishing bad internet speech. The Federal Trade Commission, majority-controlled by the President's party, will be able to decide what kind of content "harms" minors, then investigate or file lawsuits against websites that host that content.
Politicians in both parties have sought to control various types of internet content. One bill sponsor has said that widely used educational materials that teach about the history of racism in the U.S. causes depression in kids. Kids speaking out about mental health challenges or trying to help friends with addiction are likely to be treated the same as those promoting addictive or self-harming behaviors, and will be kicked offline. Minors engaging in activism or even discussing the news could be shut down, since the grounds for suing websites expand to conditions like "anxiety."
KOSA will lead to people who make online content about sex education, and LGBTQ+ identity and health, being persecuted and shut down as well. Views on how, or if, these subjects should be broached vary widely across U.S. communities. All it will take is one member of the Federal Trade Commission seeking to score political points, or a state attorney general seeking to ensure re-election, to start going after the online speech his or her constituents don't like.
All of these speech burdens will affect adults, too. Adults simply won't find the content that was mass-deleted in the name of avoiding KOSA-inspired lawsuits; and we'll all be burdened by websites and apps that install ID checks, age gates, and invasive (and poorly functioning) software content filters.
The vast majority of speech that KOSA affects is constitutionally protected in the U.S., which is why there is a long list of reasons that KOSA is unconstitutional. Unfortunately, the lawmakers voting for this bill have hand-waved away those concerns. They've also blown off the voices of millions of young people who will have their free expression constricted by this bill, including the thousands who spoke to EFF directly about their concerns and fears around KOSA.
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If the question is whether the ICT industry can survive without the Internet, then the answer is no. The Internet has become a daily necessity for people of all classes of society. The livelihood of thousands of millions of people in every country is based on this internet. And if the internet is shut down in a country, how far does that country fall away from the current world, can you imagine?
The Internet is the backbone of the nation nowadays. If educated geniuses are the backbone of the nation, the internet is a part of that backbone. The nation that thrives on the Internet in today's world, the nation that thrives in today's world.
So one can blindly say that how far a nation will rise to the pinnacle of development can be understood by how much that nation has prospered on the Internet.
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