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How Internet / Websites could be different



Hugs could be given on the internet

China's 5G network in developing countries could influence them / create authoritarian governments

The web could be semantic

Age verification could be required for porn websites

Censorship could instead lead to discussion / debate / engagement

"Rehoming" / "second chance" adoptions could be regulated

Search engines could return answers to questions

Technology could prevent child abuse sexual materials (CASM) online

Gun parts / ghost guns could not be bought online

A metaverse could be developing

Governments could not restrict internet access

The internet could be constructed with two-way links

The "right to be forgotten" could be possible online

Alt-text could be poetry

Social media could be replaced with blogs and RSS

Porn websites / companies could be ethical, regulated, or sued/shut down

Screentime could lead to "email apnea"

Ad Tech could be an internet bubble

Online public spaces could be created

Algorithms could reduce rather than increase filter bubbles and division

Blockchain domains could create uncensorable websites and easier crypto payments

New businesses could form from unbundling

Access to ideas and knowledge could be available around the world

Tech companies could remove hate speech and wildly untrue content

Data detoxes could be done

Internet browsing could be private and avoid filter bubbles

News could be balanced

Companies could face fines / lawsuits for supporting or not removing hate / violent content online

Bots could be kicked off social media

Identity verification could be required on social media platforms

Tech companies and the internet could be regulated

A Federal Robotics Commission could proactively regulate artificial intelligence / deepfakes

Tech companies could take into account user well-being

The internet could be decentralized

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