Also, who says the internet would spread around the world in ttl?
Because it already had. There were already lots of people around the world online at that time.
Also, who says the internet would spread around the world in ttl?
All you need is the right media campaign and 5-10 token cases "proving" the propaganda right. Copyright violations, child porn, (theoretical) sharing of bombmaking material, hate speech, etc.Really? So the alt-US government in 1995 is going to brand people who are primarily checking e-mail and looking at poor quality porn on the interweb as domestic terrorists? This isn't an ASB scenario where there is magic controlling the thoughts of the US populace. You seriously think that the Clinton administration is going to propose this?
9/11 occuring in 1995 could butterfly away thd OK bombing if McVeigh decided to enlist in the military or is caught by more vigilant surveillance.Two deadliest terrorist attacks in American history (9/11 and Oklahoma Bombing) happening just a few months apart? The psyche of America changes greatly. Defiantly some pop culture butterflies, but nothing close to draconian censorship.
Probably Afghanistan, even though the Taliban wasn't as strong in 1995 as they were in 2001. If Bin Laden is planning something that huge, he probably has contigency plans for when Sudan boots him out, as they did OTL.
All you need is the right media campaign and 5-10 token cases "proving" the propaganda right. Copyright violations, child porn, (theoretical) sharing of bombmaking material, hate speech, etc.
9/11 occuring in 1995 could butterfly away thd OK bombing if McVeigh decided to enlist in the military or is caught by more vigilant surveillance.
Yeah, but OP mentioned that Al-Qaeda still launch their attack in September. So McVeigh already carried out his bombing.
Citation Required.The patriot act OTL was a SEVERELY toned down version of democrat proposals for increased security policing from the 1990s.
9/11 occuring in 1995 could butterfly away thd OK bombing if McVeigh decided to enlist in the military or is caught by more vigilant surveillance.
In 1995, most home Internet was dial-up. I don't even think DSL was even available yet. You would see a technology "freeze" on the growth of the Internet and www. Also, hefty long distance phone bills were the norm through the nineties. Digital cell phones were largely after 2000 and unlimited call plans after 2004. You would probably see the Internet open up more by 2005 or so. In effect, you would lose five years on growth, so by 2010, smart phones could reach OTL levels.Two deadliest terrorist attacks in American history (9/11 and Oklahoma Bombing) happening just a few months apart? The psyche of America changes greatly. Defiantly some pop culture butterflies, but nothing close to draconian censorship.
You think there's no secret police in the US? How naive. What do you call the FBI?
DSL's basic technologies were around, it was cosh prohibitive.In 1995, most home Internet was dial-up. I don't even think DSL was even available yet. You would see a technology "freeze" on the growth of the Internet and www. Also, hefty long distance phone bills were the norm through the nineties. Digital cell phones were largely after 2000 and unlimited call plans after 2004. You would probably see the Internet open up more by 2005 or so. In effect, you would lose five years on growth, so by 2010, smart phones could reach OTL levels.
Feebies of course.I call them the Federal Bureau of Investigation. What do you call them?
The U.S. would have to err on the conservative side and control the Internet to a greater extent. In those years, mobsters used voice encryption devices on ordinary telephones to circumvent FBI wiretaps. You can't monitor everyone, so the authorities need to know where to look. Maybe they would use a screening protocol that picks up keywords in random communication.DSL's basic technologies were around, it was cosh prohibitive.
Maybe in the USA, the rest of the world would continue developing.
The rhetoric coming from Limbaugh and friends would be incendiary. Congressional investigations will be brutal. The '96 campaign would be interesting and depressing to watch.
Not possible. The Rest of the WorldTM would simple ignore US restrictions and implement their own core services, like DNS, and cabling, making US actions laughably stupid.The U.S. would have to err on the conservative side and control the Internet to a greater extent. In those years, mobsters used voice encryption devices on ordinary telephones to circumvent FBI wiretaps. You can't monitor everyone, so the authorities need to know where to look. Maybe they would use a screening protocol that picks up keywords in random communication.
Yeah... That's assuming that both sides have equal validity and gives excessive credibility to loons.You might see a return to the Fairness Doctrine for broadcast radio and TV, and require equal time for both sides of sensitive issues,