Chapter 7: SKETCH OF COMMUNIST SOCIETY -- CULTURE
5. The Internet will become much more secure and reliable.
5.1. Internet deconstruction
The widespread popularization and commercialization of the Internet, which began in the mid-1990s as if waiting for the dissolution of the Soviet Union, has brought about such profound social change around the world that it would not be an exaggeration to call it a new industrial revolution.
However, if we look back at the history of the capitalist Internet and assess its merits and demerits, it is fair to conclude that the demerits outweigh the merits. Currently, the Internet remains in a state of anarchy, with no official oversight or neutral arbitrator, providing greater benefits to malicious users than to well-intentioned ones.
The current state of Internet anarchism is too dangerous to be celebrated under the guise of "freedom of information." Meanwhile, government-mandated Internet censorship, implemented by some countries under the pretext of ensuring Internet security and eliminating false information, is a harmful system that suppresses freedom of information and, ultimately, freedom of expression.
In this regard, the social infrastructure of the Internet will be inherited in the coming communist society, but rather than being split into the extremes of lawlessness and oppression, a bold deconstruction of the Internet will be carried out from the perspective of "freedom and control of information."
As a result, the communist Internet will be safer and more reliable than it is today, and will fulfill its true value as an information networking system that connects people remotely, contributing to social cooperation, which is the very purpose of communism.
5.2. Establishment of a World Internet Organization
The World Internet Organization would be a global Internet regulatory body based on the aforementioned "freedom and control" policy, established as a specialized agency of the World Commonwealth. Its structure could be similar to the current federation of Internet service providers, and would not necessarily aim to centralize Internet service providers worldwide.
However, in a communist society where the monetary economy is being abolished and telecommunications services are generally restructured as free public utilities, it is highly likely that Internet service providers will be consolidated and abolished into production business corporations in each Zone.
The World Internet Organization would also have an Internet intelligence organization staffed with a large number of public interest hackers dedicated to monitoring and exposing malicious hacker groups misusing the Internet. It would also have security functions that would provide a permanent global network surveillance and prevention system, utilizing hacking techniques legally authorized by prior judicial warrant.
5.3. Internet Ombudsman
In order to effectively and swiftly address the online infringements of rights and the damage caused by false information, which have long been a part of the Internet world, a powerful civil protection organization equivalent to the Tribune is needed.
However, to ensure freedom of information, a semi-private ombudsman system with quasi-judicial functions would be more appropriate than a judicial institution like the Tribune. It would be desirable to transfer cases to the Tribune only when the content of the case is deemed appropriate for handling by the Tribune.
Multiple such Internet Ombudsmen should be appointed in each Zone, with the authority to provide legal remedies for online infringements and to issue appropriate warnings and prevent the spread of false information that has a particularly significant social impact.
Under this Internet Ombudsman, a specialized Internet watchdog organization dedicated to checking infringements and the veracity of information should be established, allowing for constant monitoring and Ombudsman investigations.
5.4. Qualified Information Dissemination System
The Qualified Information Dissemination System is a global, voluntary certification system that officially certifies individuals who have completed skills training to enable accurate and appropriate dissemination of information online. This training and certification are also important responsibilities of the World Internet Organization.
This system also originates from the communist Internet policy of "freedom and control of information." While it does not strictly prohibit dissemination of information unless the individual is qualified, qualified individuals are required to display their qualifications and their certification number, whether they are identified by their name or anonymously, when disseminating information to unspecified individuals. Recipients of information will be able to verify and search the certification number.
This will increase the credibility of information disseminated by qualified individuals and allow recipients of information to use the qualified or unqualified sender as a powerful criterion for determining the authenticity of information.
Incidentally, a formal press qualification system involving training and examination will be introduced for journalists, who currently do not require any official qualifications except in Italy. Within this system, a distinction will be made between professional journalist qualifications and non-professional citizen journalist qualifications, and when each qualified journalist posts information online, they will be required to display their real name and their journalist qualifications using a certification number.
