The '''Internet''' is a global network of interconnected smaller [[computer]] networks. Although many people use term "Internet" and "[[World Wide Web]]" interchangeably, the two terms are not equivalent in meaning. The Internet and the Web are separate, but related, entities. The Internet is a massive network of networks, connecting millions of computers together globally, forming a network. On the Internet, a computer can communicate with any other computer, as long as both computers are connected to the Internet. (The World Wide Web is the collection of webpages, images, etc. which form the vast array of websites on the Internet.)
Whether the internet has an overall [[conservative]] or [[liberal]] influence is debatable. The way that the internet enables people to circumvent [[liberal censorship]] is obviously good. But there is much that is bad about the internet also. Originally designed by [[DARPA]] as a [[Cold War]] weapon to combat the spread of [[Soviet]] [[communism]], it has since been dominated by ideological [[Far left|hard left]] [[Big Tech]] corporations. Data on the internet is transmitted between computers and networks in small packets using the Internet Protocol (IP); they are reassembled at their destination. The Internet originated in work that was funded by the Advanced Research Projects Administration (ARPA), a research funding arm of the [[Department of Defense]]. {{before on after|2017|12|31|It is estimated that there are about 3.5 billion people currently connected to the internet.|It is estimated that there are about 3.5 billion people currently connected to the internet.|By the end of 2016, it was estimated that there were about 3.5 billion people connected to the internet.}}<ref>http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2016.pdf Retrieved October 3, 2017</ref> This number has been drastically increasing in recent years.
==Origin==
The conceptual foundation for the internet's creation was significantly developed by three four individuals and a research conference, each of which changed the way we thought about communication, business and the exchange of technology:
*Vannevar Bush wrote the first description of the potential uses for information technology with his description of the "memex" automated library system.
*Norbert Wiener invented the field of Cybernetics, encouraging future researchers to focus on the use of technology to extend human capabilities.
*The 1956 Dartmouth Artificial Intelligence conference defined the concept that technology was improving at an exponential rate, and provided the first serious consideration of the consequences, the benefits and advantages or such a network.
*[[Marshall McLuhan ]] made the idea of a [[global village]] interconnected by an electronic nervous system part of our popular culture. <ref>http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii.htm </ref>
*Ethan K. Heinz (cousin of Teresa Heinz), in 1969, created a network named ARPANet. ARPANet was developed in the US as a means for various research universities and government facilities to "talk" or communicate with each other, even in an event such as war.<ref>[http://www.internetisseriousbusiness.com]</ref> ARPANet grew quickly and eventually evolved into today's Internet. Today, the Internet is a public, cooperative, and self-sustaining facility that can be accessed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide; the Internet has grown into a worldwide computer network where anyone can have a chat with anyone else almost anywhere in the world, and is a vast source of free information.
==Description==
The Internet is sometimes also known as "[[cyberspace]]." Most users are familiar with web pages throughout the [[World Wide Web]] of homepages, marked up constructed with [[HTML]]; the . The Web is facilitated primarily by one two of the numerous protocols that which operate on the Internet. There are also other services such as [[email]](using POP, SMTP, and/or IMAP protocols), [[FTP|file transfer]](using FTP), instant messaging (using IRC or other protocols), etcand many other services.
The common protocol used to access websites (including this one) is the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The creator of this is [[Sir Tim Berners-Lee]], who recently also in an online magazine article claimed that given the opportunity, he wouldn't use the HTTP format for websites. Berners-Lee is currently the director of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).<br />To help protect Web communication, the Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) was developed as an offshoot from HTTP. It uses point-to-point encryption to prevent interception of exploitable information and to help verify authenticity.
[[Ted Stevens]] famously referred to the internet as "a series of tubes" during a panel on [[network neutrality]]. While the statement was technically inaccurate, it is a reasonable depiction of the internet as an interconnected system to a lay person.
The internet is formed from two basic elements, routers and connections. A router is basically a small computer that acts like a switching station, similar to the pumping stations of public water utilities. The connections are the pipes themselves, acting as a means to move packets from one router to another, and eventually from server to client.
===TCP/IP===
TCP/IP is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. Two more recent adaptations of Internet technology, the intranet and the extranet, also use [[TCP/IP]].
===Ownership of the Internet===
It is true that the Internet is more a concept than an actual tangible entity. Despite this factHowever, the Internet still relies on a physical infrastructure that connects networks to other networks. Access to the Internet is controlled by [[telephone]] companies, because telephone companies own many of the infrastructure backbones and most of the connectivity hardware; however, no one actually owns the Internet, and no single person or organization controls the Internet in its entirety. There are many organizations, corporations, governments, schools, private citizens, and service providers that all own and control pieces of the infrastructure.
==Controversy==
Although the Internet has been shown to contain valuable information, it also contains pornographic or otherwise vulgar material. Therefore, some conservatives would like to see tighter controls on the Internet which would limit what can be hosted and what can be downloaded. At present, the internet does not filter of block traffic of any sort—the principal behind it is that everything is accessible to anyone. However, governing authorities still have the ability to prosecute illegal activity, and in come extreme cases, even block it outright.
In 1999, [[Democratic]] presidential candidate [[Al Gore]] misspoke when intending to take partial credit for the development of the internet when he referenced his High Performance [[Computing]] and Communication Act of 1991, commonly known as the "Gore Bill":<ref>httphttps://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/president.2000/transcript.gore/</ref>
:CNN's WOLF BLITZER: I want to get to some of the substance of domestic and international issues in a minute, but let's just wrap up a little bit of the politics right now.
:But it will emerge from my dialogue with the American people. I've traveled to every part of this country during the last six years. During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.
In response to [[Al Gore|Al Gore's]] 's comments, [[Robert Kahn]] and [[Vinton Cerf]], the two men responsible for the creation of the [[TCP/IP]] protocol which the internet uses for most of its communication and two men often credited as the creators of the internet along with [[Sir Tim Berners-Lee]], said the following:
<blockquote>
<p>Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development.</p>
Their letter continued to go on to enumerate Al Gore's involvement in the early periods of the internet.
===Keeping Pornography out of the Reach of Children===Studies have shown that 90% of children have been exposed Another controversial issue in regards to pornography, with the average age internet is the presence of exposure being 11 years old<ref>http://www.healthymind.com/s-porn-stats.html</ref>. Many countries have attempted to take steps to keep underage children from viewing pornographic material. [[Australialiberal bias]] has taken that can be noticed throughout the important step World Wide Web. Many examples exist of requiring [[internet service providersconservative]] to use web filters to keep inappropriate material from information being displayed in houses and schools<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/31/2129471.htm</ref>. Australia had also considered mandatory internet filtering, however this bold move was recently struck down by their current government<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9665983/Australia-scraps-plan-to-filter-internet.html</ref>. This effort is being blocked by civil liberties groups (such as the [[American Civil Liberties Unioncensor]]) who believe that pornagrophy should be considered ed, while [[free speechliberal]], and therefore not under the jurisdiction of the governmentfallacies are promoted.
Currently many private companies offer software-based web filtering ===Pornography for home usechildren===Studies have shown that 90% of children have been exposed to pornography, with the average age of exposure being 11 years old.<ref>http://www.healthymind.com/s-porn-stats.html</ref> Many countries have attempted to take steps to keep underage children from viewing pornographic material. [[Public school|Public schoolsAustralia]] has taken the important step of requiring [[internet service providers]] in many US states are required to employ use web filtersto keep inappropriate material from being displayed in houses and schools.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/31/2129471.htm</ref> Australia had also considered mandatory internet filtering, however this bold move was recently struck down by their current government.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9665983/Australia-scraps-plan-to-filter-internet. Most html</ref> This effort is being blocked by civil liberties groups (such as the [[private schoolsAmerican Civil Liberties Union]], ) who believe that pornagrophy should be considered [[librariesfree speech]], and employers also choose to use web filterstherefore not under the jurisdiction of the government.
==Prescient Quotes on Police State Internet Surveillance==* "The progress of Currently many private companies offer software-based web filtering for home use. [[sciencePublic school]] s in furnishing the [[big government|government]] with means of [[espionage]] is not likely many US states are required to stop with [[wiretap]]pingemploy web filters. Ways may some day be developed by which the Most [[Police state|government]], without removing papers from [[hard disk|secret drawers]], can reproduce them in [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court|courtprivate schools]], and by which it will be enabled employers also choose to expose to a [[jury]] the most intimate occurrences of the homeuse web filters. Advances in the Some [[computer science|psychic and related scienceslibraries]] may bring means of exploring unexpressed beliefsalso employ filters, thoughts and emotions. 'That places the [[liberty]] of every [[citizen|man]] in the hands of every [[tyrant|petty officer]]' was said by James Otis of much lesser [[tyranny|intrusions]] than these. 1 To Lord Camden a far slighter intrusion seemed '[[subversive]] of all the comforts of society.' Can but most do not because they see it be that the [[Constitution]] affords no [[Right to Privacy|protection]] against such invasions of [[Fourth Amendment|individual security]]?"** [[Louis Brandeis]]''' (1856-1941), [[United States Supreme Court]] [[Associate Justice]] Dissenting, ''[[Olmstead v. United States]]'', 277 U.S. 438 (1928)as censorship which most librarians unilaterally oppose.
==See Also=Security===* [[World Wide Web]]* [[Subdomains]]* [[Digital Philosophy]]* [[Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act]]* [[Internet humor]]----* [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]]* [[Linux]]* [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer|tablets]]* [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]* [[Android (operating system)|Android]]----* [[Duck Duck Go]] - [[Privacy]]-oriented [[Search engine]]* [[Google]], [[Yahoo]] and [[Bing]]----* '''[[Censorship]]:''' It also has become a common facilitator of crime. [[Tools By the end of censorship]]2016, [[Censorability]]cybercrime rose thew the second most reported financial crime.<ref>PWC Global Economic Crime Survey 2016</ref> Almost 40% of all known data breaches in 2016 involved the theft of financial information. Additionally, [[Fairness Doctrine]]about 1 in 131 emails sent in 2016 were cyber attacks, [[Liberal censorship]]about a 3% increase from the year before. Businesses are being especially targeted as well, [[Media censorship]]----* with over half of 2016'''[[Perpetual war | The Perpetual War]]:''' [[War on Drugs]], [[War on Terror]] and the [[Police state]]* '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance | Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:''' via [[Utah Data Center]]inbound messages being spam, [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency | Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], just over 1% containing malware.<ref name="[[Stasi]]SISTR">Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) volume 22 - 2017</ref> With these ever-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Somethingincreasing threats, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of some question whether the [[Police State]]* '''[[Asset forfeiture | Asset Forfeiture]]:''' [[Confiscation]] for [[Police]] [[budget deficit]] via [[RICO]]* '''[[Militarization of police | Militarization of Police]]:''' [[SWAT]] and [[Pre-dawn raid | Pre-dawn]] [[No-knock raid]]scurrent internet system is designed well enough to be safe, [[Sneak and peek warrant]]* '''[[War on Drugs]]:''' [[Addiction]] and [[Drug trafficking]] of or should be changed to offer better security. Such a change would go against the [[Drug cartel]]s, [[Mafia]], [[Gangs]], [[Drug dealer]]s, [[Hollywood values]] - [[Fashion industry values]] - [[Public school values]] - [[Professor values]]* '''[[Computer crime | Computer Crime]] and [[Cyberwarfare]]:'''** '''[[Hackers]]:''' [[China]], [[Russia]] and others** [[Bradley Manning]] - [[Homosexual]] [[Hacker]] [[Traitor]] founding idea of [[State secret]]s** [[Wikileaks]] and [[Julian Assange]] - [[Australia]]n [[leftist]] [[hacker]]* '''Dangers of [[Social media | Social Media]]:''' Facebookuncontrolled information exchange, Twitter, [[Google | Google Plus]], [[YouTube]], [[Yahoo]]* '''[[Big government | Big Government]]''': [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]]* '''[[Liberal totalitarianism|Liberal Totalitarianism]]'''however.
=== Potential negative changes in personality ===
'''Contrast with*[https:'''//twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1953811277463122162 Is the internet changing our personalities for the worst?]
* '''[[Security]] [[Software]] and [[Security-focused operating systems | Security-Focused Operating Systems]]''' to protect [[unalienable rights | unalienable]] [[Fifth Amendment]] - [[Fourth Amendment]] [[Right to Privacy]] ([[Internet privacy]], [[Information privacy]], [[Expectation of privacy]]) and [[Second Amendment]] - [[First Amendment]] ([[Freedom of information]] and [[Political freedom]]) rights against [[unconstitutional]] [[Gun control]] - [[Internet censorship]] [[Big government]] [[Police state]], [[hackers]], and "[[5 U.S.C. § 3331|all enemies, foreign and domestic]]" of [[American values | American]] [[liberty]].** '''[[Anonymity]] with [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Operating System]]''': [[Linux]]-based with [[Tor (anonymity network)]], [[Firefox]] [[Iceweasel]] [[browser]], [[HTTPS Everywhere]] [[encryption]]** '''[[Prism-break.org|Prism-Break.org]]''': Opt out of global data [[surveillance]] programs like [[PRISM]], [[ECHELON]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]].<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical! We all have an [[unalienable right]] to [[privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypting]] your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary products and services."</ref>** '''[[Open source | Open Source]] [[Free software]]''' not over-priced tracking by [[Microsoft]]-[[Apple]]-[[Google]]-[[Android]]* '''[[Privacy search engines | Privacy Search Engines]]: [[Duck Duck Go]]''' and [[Ixquick]]: [[Privacy]]-oriented [[Search engine]]s instead of tracking by [[Google]], [[Yahoo]] and [[Bing]]* '''[[Internet anonymity | Internet Anonymity]] - [[Right to be forgotten]] [[Pseudonymity]]''' ([[Pseudonym]]) using [[Anonymous web browsing]] with [[Tails]] and [[VPN]] ([[Virtual Private Network]]), [[HMA]], [[OpenVPN]] and [[IPsec]] , [[Proxy server]]s, [[Anonymizer]] ([[Anonymous proxies]])** '''[[Mozilla Firefox]]''' with [[Browser extension]]s instead of [[Microsoft]] [[Internet Explorer]], [[Google Chrome]], [[Safari (web browser)]] and [[Opera (web browser)]]** '''[[Browser security | Browser Security]]''' via [[HTTPS Everywhere]] ([[HTTPS]] ([[HTTP Secure]]) instead of [[Plaintext]] ([[Cleartext]]) [[HTTP]]; and [[NoScript]] to stop [[JavaScript]]** '''[[Ad filtering | Ad Filtering]]''' ([[Privacy mode]] and [[Adblock Plus]] or [[Ghostery]]) to stop [[Ad tracking]] - [[Website visitor tracking]] via [[Geolocation]], [[Geotargeting]], [[Personally identifiable information]] and [[Device fingerprint]]s* '''[[Internet safety | Internet Safety]], [[Computer security | Computer Security]] via [[Password strength]] and [[Password manager]]s''' via [[KeePass]] or [[LastPass]] and [[Antivirus]]-[[Firewall]]* '''[[Secure communication | Secure Communication]]:'''** '''[[E-mail privacy | E-mail Privacy]] and [[Email encryption | Email Encryption]]:''' [[Claws Mail]] or [[Enigmail]] or [[Kontact]] using [[Hushmail]] or [[MyKolab]], [[Anonymous remailer]], instead of tracking by [[Microsoft Outlook]], [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] using [[Yahoo! Mail]], [[Gmail]] [[iCloud]]** '''[[Secure messaging | Secure Messaging]] and [[Off-the-Record Messaging]] via [[I2P]]''' [[Instant messaging]], [[Cryptocat]], [[Bitmessage]] instead of [[Skype]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Internet Relay Chat]], [[Google Plus]], Facebook** '''[[Silent Phone]] with [[Silent Circle]]''' instead of [[Android]] or [[iPhone]] [[Smartphone]]** '''[[OPSEC]]:''' "[[Loose lips sink ships]]"* '''[[Encryption]]:''' [[Encryption software]], [[Disk encryption software]], [[LUKS]] or [[TrueCrypt]] instead of [[Microsoft]] [[BitLocker]], [[PGP]] and [[GNU Privacy Guard]], [[Data encryption]], [[Public-key encryption]], [[Cryptography]]-[[Cryptanalysis]]-[[Cryptology]]-[[Steganography]]* '''[[Peer-to-peer | Peer-to-Peer]]:''' [[Sneakernet]], [[Friend-to-friend]], [[Darknet (file sharing)]], [[Anonymous P2P]] instead of [[BitTorrent]]* '''[[Deep Web]] - [[Dark Internet]]:''' [[Tor]], [[AmRD]], [[Tor2web]], [[The Hidden Wiki]], [[Anonymous blog]]* '''[[Cryptocurrency]]-[[Digital currency | Digital Currency]]-[[Alternative currency | Alternative Currency]]-[[Virtual currency | Virtual Currency]]: [[Bitcoin]]''' and [[Hard money]]-[[Precious metals]]-[[Tangibles]] versus [[PayPal]], [[Credit cards]] and [[inflation]]-prone [[Dollar (U.S.)|U.S. Dollars]]: [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Keynesian economics]] [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]]----* '''[[Privacy resources | Privacy Resources]]:'''** ''[[Hologram of Liberty]]'' - The Constitution's Shocking Alliance With Big Government by [[Boston T. Party]] - [[Kenneth W. Royce]]** ''[[One Nation, Under Surveillance]] - Privacy From the Watchful Eye'' by [[Boston T. Party]]** ''[[How to Be Invisible]] - Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life'', by [[J. J. Luna]]** '''[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]''' and [[Electronic Privacy Information Center]], [[Oath Keepers]], [[Judicial Watch]]** '''[[Freedom of Information Act]]''', [[Electronic Communications Privacy Act]] of 1986 and [[Privacy Act of 1974]]** '''[[Edward J. Snowden]] Revelations''' of [[unconstitutional]] domestic spying on law-abiding [[American]] [[citizen]]s; [[GlobaLeaks]]----* '''[[Crypto-libertarianism]] [[Limited government]]''' implies: [[Conservative values]]/[[Traditional values]] - [[Modern conservatism]] - [[Preparedness | Modern preparedness]] are the original [[American]] [[Patriot]] [[Founding Fathers]]' values ** [[Capitalism]] and [[Free enterprise]]** [[Family values]] and [[Parental rights]]: [[Sanctity of life]], [[Family]]-[[Marriage]], [[Homeschooling]] teaching [[Virtue]], [[Patriotism]], [[Duty]], and [[Self-reliance]]== Christian internet evangelism ==
''See also:'' [[Internet evangelism]]
==External Links==* https[[File://charlescarrollsocietyHong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/05/06/memo-to-the-police-state-progressives-please-let-his-people-go* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2012/09/15/no-knock-raid-a-great-video* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2014/02/12/amrd-t-a-i-l-s-plastic-gloves-for-your-computer-american-redoubt - jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Tails operating systemHong Kong]]* https://charlescarrollsocietyChristians at Gateway Camp.com/2014/01/29/amrd-introducing-the-tor-browser-bundle/ In 2005, there were four times as many non- Western World Christians as there were [[Tor browserWestern World]]* Christians.<ref>[https://prism-breakwww.orgwnd.com/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like [[PRISM?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]]."</ref>"Help make <br /><br />See also: [[mass surveillanceGlobal Christianity]] of entire populations uneconomical. We all have a [[right to privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encryptInternet evangelism]]ing your communications is, as the name suggests, the process of evangelizing and ending your reliance on proprietary servicesspreading the gospel using the internet."<br /ref>* https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the Since its inception, [[NSAChristianity]]'s illegal has seen a consistent and [[mass surveillance]] program"<ref>"Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contacthttp: info@eff//users.orgadam. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914com. Tel: (415) 436-9333au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12. Fax: (415) 436-9993htm dramatic increase in its number of adherents]. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."</ref>* httpshttp://wwwusers.effadam.orgcom.au/secure-messaging-scorecard* http:bstett//justdeleteBChristianIncrease12.me* htm</ref><ref>http://lifehackerpewforum.comorg/justChristian/Faith-deleteand-meConflict-isThe-aGlobal-massive-listRise-of-links-to-close-all-1245040101* [http://epicChristianity.orgaspx</privacy/privacy_resources_faq.html Online Guide to Privacy Resources]<ref>"EPIC In the 1940s the Lausanne Movement was established started in 1994 order to focus public attention on emerging privacy issues relating help Christendom evangelize globally with greater effectiveness and thousands of Christian leaders from around the globe meet regularly to increase the National Information Infrastructure, such as the Clipper Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, medical records privacy and the sale effectiveness of consumer data[[evangelism|Christian evangelism]]. EPIC conducts litigation, sponsors conferences, produces reports, publishes the EPIC Alert and leads campaigns on privacy issues. For more information email: epic-info@epic.org, or contact EPIC, 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009. Tel: (202) 483-1140. Executive Director: Marc Rotenberg."</ref>* http://www.nocardslausanne.org - [[Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email]]<ref>"CAUCE is an all volunteer, entirely web-based organization, created by Netizens to advocate for a legislative solution to the problem of UCE (spam)/about. CAUCE began as a discussion group called SPAM-LAW, formed of members who felt that legislation was necessary to stop spam from choking the life out of the Internet. In 1997 CAUCE proposed an amendment to the Federal statute which outlaws junk "faxes" (47 USC 227) to also prohibit junk e-mail, and since then has remained a pre-eminent voice in the anti-spam community. Email: comments@cauce.org. President: Edward Cherlin."html</ref>
[[CRU]] is one of the world's largest evangelism organizations within Christendom and has over 25,000 full-time missionaries. In 2006, Alan Beeber of CRU predicted that internet evangelism will result in more conversion that all other forms of evangelism for CRU combined.<ref>http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/pdf/issues/LWP0206.pdf</ref> Internet evangelism is effective at spreading [[Global Christianity|Christianity globally]] - especially in countries where there is [[Christian persecution]] and evangelism is more difficult.
==References=={{reflist|2}} The Christian internet evangelism organization [[Global Media Outreach]] indicates that as of September 2019 over 1,900,000,000 "gospel visits" have occured via their websites.<ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20190921082643/https://globalmediaoutreach.com/impact Global Media Outreach - Impact]</ref> Global Media Outreach works with many Christians around the world (see: [[Global atheism]]).
The Christian internet evangelism organization [[Category:Computer SecurityNetwork211]]indicates that as of September 2019, over 37,000,000 web visits have occured on their websites.<ref>[https://network211.com/stats/ Network211 - visits]</ref> Network211 works with many Christians/churches throughout the world.
There are other significant Christian internet evangelism efforts as well. For example, the [[Billy Graham]] Association is also active in internet evangelism.<ref>[https://billygraham.org/what-we-do/evangelism-outreach/internet-evangelism/about/ Billy Graham Association - Internet evangelism]</ref>
[[File:Franklin Graham.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|[[Franklin Graham]] is the president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.]]
In 2022, the [[Billy Graham]] Evangelism Association announced:
{{Cquote|Launched in 2012, Search for Jesus impacts website users with the truth of the Gospel and relies on a network of over 1,400 trained volunteers who interact with users and answer live questions. With a mission to reach those hurting and in need, Search for Jesus utilizes the accessibility of the internet to reach places otherwise closed to the Gospel.
==External Links==*[http://craveUsing these digital tools, more than 300 million people have indicated a decision for Christ and received follow-up through the internet ministry.cnetTo date, the PeaceWithGod.conet websites have welcomed over 100 million online users.uk/software/0With messages in English,39029471Spanish,49299033Portuguese,00.htm The 50 most significant moments of Internet history]Chinese, ''Crave at CNET.co.uk''Arabic, September 25American Sign Language, 2008and Russian, Search for Jesus has been able to expand globally and cross language and accessibility barriers.
“This is significant because we’re following Billy Graham’s legacy of spreading the Gospel across the globe using every opportunity we have. The average person spends nearly seven hours a day on the internet, so we want to meet these people where they are,” said Mark Appleton, director of internet evangelism for BGEA, in a press release. “Search for Jesus has given us the chance to spread the Gospel like never before.”<ref>[https://nrb.org/articles/billy-graham-evangelistic-association-marks-10-years-of-internet-evangelism-ministry-search-for-jesus/ BGEA Marks 10 Years of Internet Evangelism Ministry ‘Search for Jesus’], National Religious Broadcasters website</ref>}}
The Billy Graham Evangelism Association says about its desire for volunteers for its internet evangelism program:
{{Cquote|People around the world are searching for answers online. Many find hope through Search for Jesus. Would you join us to make a lasting impact for God’s kingdom and see lives changed by Christ? You can serve with us as an online counselor, discipleship coach, or email responder, or get your church involved. If you have a heart for sharing the Gospel, an Internet connection and a few hours a week, consider making Search for Jesus your own personal ministry–a way for God to use you by reaching hurting people around the world in their time of need.<ref>[https://billygraham.org/what-we-do/evangelism-outreach/internet-evangelism/about/ Biiy Graham Association - Internet evangelism]</ref>}}
The ''Christian Post'' states:
{{Cquote|Online evangelism is producing real disciples for Christ, according to a recent study.
Over half of those who made a decision for Jesus over the Internet have subsequently shared their faith with others, Global Media Outreach's study reveals.
Additionally, 34 percent read their Bibles daily and nearly half pray for at least 10 minutes a day...
The study, called the Christian Growth Index, measured the responses of more than 100,000 people from around the world...
Fifty-one percent of those surveyed said they shared their faith three times or more and 37 percent said they shared their faith at least once or twice.
Global Media Outreach is a global ministry that presents the Gospel online through websites such as WhoisJesus-Really.com and GrowinginChrist.com. There are more than 5,500 trained online missionaries worldwide who respond to questions asked by seekers through emails.<ref>[https://www.christianpost.com/news/study-reveals-internet-evangelism-is-effective.html Study Reveals Internet Evangelism Is Effective], ''Christian Post''</ref>}}
Also, many churches stream their services online in real-time and/or provide them on a platform (such as Facebook or YouTube). This is not only for the benefit of members who cannot attend services due to illness or old age, as well as people who live in areas with no Bible-believing church nearby, but also for visitors who want to check out what the church believes and how it conducts services before deciding whether to visit in person and ultimately become members.
== Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world ==
See: [[Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world]]
==See also==
* [[World Wide Web]]
* [[Subdomains]]
* [[Search engine optimization]]
* [[Digital Philosophy]]
* [[Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act]]
* [[Internet humor]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}} ==External links==*[http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49299033,00.htm The 50 most significant moments of Internet history], ''Crave at CNET.co.uk'', September 25, 2008 *[https://metro.co.uk/2014/01/21/so-you-think-the-internet-is-just-a-law-unto-itself-4270979/ So you think the internet is just a law unto itself?], Etan Smallman, [[UK]] [[Metro]], January 21, 2014.
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