The Internet, barely in the government's hands in the first place, was hijacked by the students, who seemed to be more interested in playing Dungeons and Dragons than in using the network solely for research.
Nobody was monitoring the internet and the students were able to use it to play games instead of research.
mnli hypothesis: Nobody was monitoring the internet and the students were able to use it to play games instead of research. premise: The Internet, barely in the government's hands in the first place, was hijacked by the students, who seemed to be more interested in playing Dungeons and Dragons than in using the network solely for research.