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Is the internet an uncontrollable vortex?

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Can we really regulate an entity that hosts as much information as the internet does? Perhaps this is a question more so in the realm of ethics then it is technical. Because even if we should, is it feasible? Ethics? Maybe not. Firstly, ethics, what are principles that dictate how we should coordinate something like the internet. There are going to be many schools of thought that can be argued for how we drive our use of the internet. Whether that's a utilitarianism  view for example, or perhaps a universal view, I don't think it matters. Hear me out. There are many things that exists on the internet and will continue to exist because they feed the system. Inherently and arguably, they are wrong, things like pornography, piracy and so on. There's not many conversations on whether or not they should exist or be erased. Perhaps because it would be a task quite impossible. That doesn't mean ethics don't matter, because they do. We can still strive for regulatory proto