Re: control. The opposite is also true, that through the internet the majority are controlled, by the MSM, and also by huge amounts of astroturfing in the alt.media. Without the hold over people that the internet has, the governments would have less control: why would they switch it off? Maybe just for an hour or two to freak people out, then switch it back on and most people would be so busy catching up on their Facebook that they wouldn't have time to complain.