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The FP Survey: The Internet

You can't talk about the future without talking about the thing that's shaping the future the most. Some 20 years on, the Internet has upended entrenched business models, opened up a world of information to people all over the globe, and possibly even helped topple a dictator or two. But is the open web in danger? As 24/7 connectivity becomes an ever more inextricable part of our daily lives, FP asked some of the world's top experts to tell us where the Net is headed next.

By Suzanne Merkelson

Information Design by Laura Stanton for FP

August 15, 2011, 3:55 AM

Suzanne Merkelson is an editorial assistant at Foreign Policy.

Tag: Science and Technology

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