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• btaf45@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The US government created the internet

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  • ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It is so complicated that you’re both correct and incorrect. US government added to it, yes. I’d argue the fundamental work was independent researchers from multiple countries (UK, USA, France). I’d argue the critical infrastructure was multiple non-profits.

    Also the question is “what exactly is the beginning of the internet”. Is it usenet? Telnet? Arpanet?

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    • btaf45@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nope. The US government Department of Defense literally funded and created the internet. It was initially called Arpanet and mainly US government sites. This is why few people use the .us domain. Because the initial domains .gov, .mil, .org etc were all USA sites. Usenet does not require the internet and telnet is simply one program using the internet.

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      • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No. The internet has so many beginnings that it is impossible to say only one group created it.

        The internet, like its design, is a co-operation between many different groups.

        It goes back even further than 1777, where the French mechanical telegraph was the first way to send long distance messages. And therefore is considered as one of the beginnings of the of the internet.

        Or in 1830 where Brits invented a way to send electronic messages over copper cables.

        Or in 1860 where they started laying sea cables to connect landmasses.

        It is typical that the US claims to have invented something when it is clearly a collaborative effort.

        www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJU-KYMREbQ

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    • 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Didn’t it all start at DARPA?

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