What happened to cellular phones could also happen to the Internet as convergence goes apace. The greater majority of the population that does not have the basic communication equipment will be left out of the loop. With information technology, e-commerce and other aspects of these, the Internet will be the key. In an interview with Larry King about the future of the Internet, Esther Dyson, chairman of Electronic Frontier Foundation on the Internet, says that education will play a major role. There's responsibility for people to be smarter because they are going to be bombarded with a lot of information, both true and untrue.
People have the freedom to listen to any program or read any paper.
They can rely on editors and other intermediaries to filter information for them, and as long as there are lots of these intermediaries competing in the market, it's great. But the problem starts when you give that kind of control to the government. Pornography, for example, continues to be an issue on the Internet. Do not give it to the government. It's the job of parents to control what their kids see, and frankly, they should surf the network with their kids and talk about what they see together.