The Splinternet: What Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs Should Know
The splinternet (also known as internet balkanization) is referred to the concept of internet splintering and dividing because of the presence of various factors that include nationalism, politics, technology, commerce, and religion.
This article discusses the affect that splinternet is likely to have on organizations and entrepreneurs that depend on the internet for conducting their business activities.
Causes of the Splinternet:
According to a majority of the tech experts, the internet will be challenged by trends and problems that will disrupt the manner in which it has worked up until now. The key areas of threat to the ‘open’ internet of today are:
- Actions that are being taken by nation-states to maintain political and security control.
- Corporate surveillance and security concerns of governments will lead to greater surveillance of internet activities in the future by authorities.
- Commercial pressures affect the architecture of the Internet and its flow of information.
- Efforts that are being taken to fix the too much information (TMI) problem thwart content sharing.
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