Why Facebook should worry about growing splintering of the Internet

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The Internet, once a freewheeling global network, is becoming Balkanised into national spheres of influence.

This could be bad for both cross-cultural communication and US technology companies.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 06, 2020, with the headline Why Facebook should worry about growing splintering of the Internet. Subscribe