Internet can be one of the most important inventions in
human history. It started of as
only few point-to-point connections between some computers. Nowadays, it grew
into a gain monster covering almost everywhere on earth. It seems to become one of the most
powerful inventions as well.
People can get almost any information of anywhere in the world from
Internet. And they almost can
upload their own knowledge onto Internet for everyone to see. Many organizations fear of losing power
to this gain communication network, especially, countries with serious domestic
issues. Internet in those areas
has become not only a tool for people seeking for truth, but also a weapon of
anti-government movements.
Therefore, some countries decide to eliminate this weapon for their own
survival. Egypt and Libya are
examples of massive Internet shut down.
Now, Syria may join the party.
It is still unclear what is the reason for the recentcountrywide Internet shutdown in Syria.
The government claims that it is caused by terrorist attack. But it is still unusual or nearly
impossible for a simple terrorist attack to cause all 84 IP address of Syria to
drop off from world Internet all at once.
However, there is a massive civil war in Syria, in such chaotic time,
anything can be possible. Moreover, this time in Syria, it was not only the
Internet; the cell phone network also only works intermittently. If this is really caused by Syria
government, they for sure have learnt something from Egypt – to stop people
going onto Internet completely, not event from their phones.
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| Monitoring firm Akamai posted this graph showing level of net activity in Syria |
Many countries have already recognized and started to fear
the gain power of Internet. But
the potential of Internet will not stop on only being an information-exchanging
platform. It will be developed
bigger and more into our every day life.
Many of us have already rely on internet form many of our daily
activities, such as using cloud to store and access important files, control
home appliances using cell phones or internet connections, access to stock
market, banks and more. Soon,
shutting down Internet will not only stop connection to outside world, but also
cause huge destruction. It is not
even mention how much destruction people can cause by using Internet for unlawful
purposes. This is the power of Internet,
soon will be the strongest power in the world.
