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This 1993 CBC news report is simultaneously humourous and depressing to look at now. It depicts a time when the Internet was some kind of mysterious place where people could freely share information, and connect to each other worldwide. One of my favorite mentions in the report was that the Internet was almost completely devoid of swearing and personal attacks at the time. Quite a stark contrast from the Internet of today, where the Internet is all about commercialization, full of flamewars and personal attacks, and many corporations and governments constantly working to take away people’s rights on the Internet and silence people that disagree with them.

Internet from old days - Google Video [via Digg]