While the internet contains a wealth of knowledge that can be sent across the world almost instantly, similar to the radio in its heyday, corporations such as America Online, Netzero, Microsoft Network, and others are able to provide access to the internet while shutting out amateurs through government lobbying and legislation. ... In the 1910s, early so-called "radio hackers" were able to use crudely built silicon crystal sets to begin their venture onto radio airways. ... The US government was able to pass several legislations designed to help the corporate broadcaster by the creation of t...

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It also indicates that instead of the government serving the will of the people, the government is directing that will where is pleases. The Tampa crisis, also known as the Children Overboard has also successfully presents that the politicians have the power over the media and media have the power to change the facts to manipulate the public and demonstrating that prevailing representation of people and politics at a given time is a function of power instead of truth as Children Overboard was an Australian political argument involving public allegations by Howard government in 2001, which ...

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