the internet, is it a super power

[Benny2guns]

i think we could do with a few new protocols and laws to make it people safe etc. copyright laws. privacy laws.

No

there's a program on the bbc. or it soon will be which tries to show the internet as a new super power. all the social networking. it's ability to pass government barriers and cultural divides etc.

This In my opinion is hype.

so my questions are these; has the internet gotten too powerful for it's own good.

I don't think so no.

can it be used as a tool against the public

Yes it can.

i do think it's slowly taking over from the usual media as a way of educating us to the so called rights and wrongs of society

I don't think so no, not enough people have access to a computer contrary to popular myth

though not in a truthful way

How would you know, what do you have to compare with?

i do think it has become the new super power

Lol thats hogwash as far as I can see. Wishfull thinking by geeks.

it can be used to bring people together and also tear people apart. it's a great tool for sharing jmo.

Right, lol, it's a tool, it's a toy, people use it like anything else.