I will add to this, locked down Cell Phones, the w** dream of commercial entities. Now consumer Operating Systems are following this model.
In the early days, anyone with a PC could throw something on the internet. It is very hard to do that these days for most people.
Most people here I assume probably run some Linux or a BSD, avoiding this lockdown mode. But, I wonder when ISPs will start locking things down. That is why I think we need Net Neutrally codified before that starts happening.
FWIW, Gopher, USENET and IRC still exists, but seems the masses want bling instead of just "cold hard" text information. Plus "the real" Gemini was created, which where I have moved my WEB site to over the last couple of years. People should look into it.
In the early days, anyone with a PC could throw something on the internet. It is very hard to do that these days for most people.
Most people here I assume probably run some Linux or a BSD, avoiding this lockdown mode. But, I wonder when ISPs will start locking things down. That is why I think we need Net Neutrally codified before that starts happening.
FWIW, Gopher, USENET and IRC still exists, but seems the masses want bling instead of just "cold hard" text information. Plus "the real" Gemini was created, which where I have moved my WEB site to over the last couple of years. People should look into it.
https://gemini.circumlunar.space/
gemini://geminiprotocol.net/