A Bit of History
From a small community to the digital avatar of our globalized societies
- Originally a community of specialists, expanding fast
- 130 websites in 1993
- 23,500 in 1995
- 230,000 in 1996 (MIT)
- 1996 : Trouble ahead as Net usage booms (The end of innocence?)
- France: Gubler case fires regulatory concerns
- USA: Communication Decency Act as a failed attempt to regulate the Internet