Any group that sets itself up to exercise control over any portion of the Net’s activities might become as dangerous as a government or commercial controlling body … It could result in a completely different kind of abuse by the judges and the segment of the Internet population that supports the judges’ actions.
Predictor: Figallo, Cliff
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for New Scientist, Charles Arthur quotes Cliff Figallo: ”The Internet is still a huge experiment and we are all the guinea pigs. Any group that sets itself up to exercise control over any portion of the Net’s activities might become as dangerous as a government or commercial controlling body … It could result in a completely different kind of abuse by the judges and the segment of the Internet population that supports the judges’ actions.”
Biography:Cliff Figallo, was managing director of the WELL (Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link, one of the best known conferencing systems and virtual communities in the United States in the 1990s) and a director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Cambridge office in the early 1990s. He later worked with Pandora Systems. Figallo and John Coate are regarded to be the chief architects of the WELL’s implementation of virtual community. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Jurisdiction/Control
Name of publication: New Scientist
Title, headline, chapter name: Internet Posse Will Run Junk E-mail Out of Town
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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