This is a report (60 page PDF) from the Offline Internet Consortium, an organization that advocates for the provision of digital services in areas where internet connectivity is not available. "The persistent global digital divide, driven by an array of social, economic, and political factors, underscores the critical need for innovative approaches to ensure broad and meaningful internet connectivity." Sounds great, but offline internet also creates a locus of control over the content that doesn't exist in the wider internet; the report mentions 'individual control' but really, whoever has the keys to the local server controls the local 'internet'.
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