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In the notebook in front of him, there is a simple diagram: the layered structure of the TCP/IP protocol. The manuscript says that this is a revolutionary design. The protocol does not care about the content of the data packet, nor does it ask who you are. It only cares about one thing: transmitting data according to the protocol rules. This "no permission" feature makes the Internet a free land. "
But Lessig also keenly noticed that new walls are growing on the free land of TCP/IP. Amazon can close your account, AOL can block your login, and Google can decide what content should be seen. Business platforms built on open protocols are creating new ways of control.
The first chapter of the new book is named Code is Law, but this sentence is not a praise, but a warning. Lessig is worried that if business giants and governments control the right to write code, they can control the entire cyberspace.
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