Has the Internet or modern communication facilities brought people closer?

The beauty of the Internet as a communication medium is that it is probably the one place where people can find everything they want in the least adulterated form. Web sites, blogs and forums especially, are now considered more reliable and less biased news sources than more traditional sources. Why is this? Well, there’s the notion of “every bit being create equal” - everyone experiences the same Internet, no spin, no tailoring, no smoke screens and mirrors. Commercial interest may drive some of the Internet but, as a whole, the Internet is not owned by any group. The Internet, as we know it now, is a true public resource.

Imagine, just for a second, if the Internet was given under the control of private groups, large corporations, the small-interest-serving folks… Can you imagine if a company like Verizon not only control PSTN (traditional telephone) systems but also a major portion of the Internet? Sure, the government steps in and splits up control so that the monopol