The Digital Revolution: From Dial-Up to the Dark Web

Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you We explore the fascinating world of the internet, examining how it works and its profound impact on society since its relatively recent inception. We discuss everything from the undersea cables carrying 95% of internet traffic to the differences between the surface web, deep web, and dark web.• The internet's infrastructure includes physical undersea cables, fiber optics, and millions of servers• Data travels between continents in milliseconds through light in glass tubes• Only 10% of the internet is visible through standard search engines• The Deep Web contains legitimate but secured content like banking and medical records• The Dark Web serves both criminal activities and legitimate purposes like whistleblowing• Our increasing dependency on the internet means many jobs and daily activities would be impossible without it• Modern smartphones and AI are creating similar societal responses to those seen when the internet first emerged• Internet privacy is a growing concern as our devices listen and track our activitiesHow long could you survive without the internet? Let us know your thoughts on our social media channels or email us – links in bio.Support the show