Most of us have lived with the internet, through its most common application, the worldwide web, for a quarter of a century. It seems as reliable as electricity or drinking water, and it is recognised as critical infrastructure. But the internet isn’t as substantial as it appears — it depends on a precarious balancing act behind the scenes, where technical problems are addressed in the midst of political squalls.
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)已通過(guò)其最常見(jiàn)的形式——萬(wàn)維網(wǎng),陪伴了我們中大多數(shù)人四分之一個(gè)世紀(jì)。它看上去就像電力或飲用水一樣可靠,并被認(rèn)為是一項(xiàng)關(guān)鍵基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施。但互聯(lián)網(wǎng)并不像它看上去那樣牢固,它取決于幕后一些微妙的制衡,在那里,人們?cè)趹?yīng)對(duì)科技問(wèn)題的同時(shí)也頂著政治風(fēng)暴。