The internet is way too centralized.

[Yurkov]

I don't agree to that statement, because Internet has helped to world transition at a faster rate for globalization and create better opportunities for us!

Although the future of the Internet is not entirely clear, one conclusion can be made: the Internet will become more social and more mobile.

[high_jack]

The seperated internet is exist at China, go to China if you want to search things on internet through Bing and using Weibo social media.

[HydroCoin_Tony]

Yes, maybe a time will come in the future where we will need to fork the internet.

[DesmondHayes]

The internet has achieved very much in a short time. It has implemented itself in our everyday lives and with websites like facebook, twitter and similar it is connecting all of us into one big group. All of our data that we are using is stored somewhere in the place that we choose. But that is also a bad thing cause everyone with a little knowledge can hack your accounts and steal your personal data that you want to keep safe. The future has brought us connection that we must embrace if we want to advance and centralization of the internet is providing us that steps. Not all are comfortable with the current happenings but without acceptance of current things, people cannot advance forward toward better future.

[IT_AEX]

The internet is centralized because we have asked for it.
What is the purpose of having multiple social media sites?

Will you go into "facebook", then "y" and then "z" to find out what have your friends and family posted/shared?
Hell no, people want one site where they can consult everything/the most related to it. (One of the reasons of why Instagram is destroying Snapchat).

I think that it is better this way, my only concern is that the shareholders of those platforms are getting rich, when the users and content creators of those platforms should be the ones making money, blockchain will definetely democratize this.

[grabpopcorn536]

I don't agree to that statement, because Internet has helped to world transition at a faster rate for globalization and create better opportunities for us!

Although the future of the Internet is not entirely clear, one conclusion can be made: the Internet will become more social and more mobile.

I think mobile not gonna help the internet grows up, it's all about the new technology which could helps the internet becomes wider and faster.

[JesusCryptos]

Yes, you have hit a sensible point - Internet which is by nature decentralsed has become centralised - and will become more an more. Incredible!

[ezhui]

Very good point. Centralized internet is a natural way the world runs in the past thousand years. People are used to it. Countries, governments, news agency, banks are all centralized. Internet technology gives large number of people a chance to have their own voice, but I don't think it can change the fundamental. The world is still controlled by big capital groups.Although people are talking about technology like blockchain could disrupt centralized institutions, I don't think the capitals would give up their power in a easy way.

[CryspRayz]

So we can officially say internet became way too centralized.
Gallery? Use Instagram.
Communication? Only Facebook.
Microblog? Twitter.
Videos? YouTube.
Search engine? Google.
If any of these sites will be shut down, there will be problem for current internet users. They will need to set up new service. And R.I.P. these data. Try to use multiple services for this. You will lose only part if it will get shut down. At least Wikipedia won something once.

If they shut down it wouldn't be much of a problem at least for me.
Instagram? Okay a bunch of photos, I don't care
Facebook? Okay, I can communicate outside
Twitter - Just a bunch of short thoughts
Youtube - Well, this one I will miss a lot. Very useful thing
Google - That's a huge problem as well. It would be harder to find information. Though we have Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc.

So we will be alright anyway 

[screwUdriver]

Yes, you have hit a sensible point - Internet which is by nature decentralsed has become centralised - and will become more an more. Incredible!

Even such an amazing invention as telephone, newspaper or television are losing importance. People have everything in one place - the internet!

[Mad7Scientist]

Yes, maybe a time will come in the future where we will need to fork the internet.

That will be illegal due to Internet Neutrality laws. You won't be allowed to prevent the forked network's users from having full unfiltered access to the rest of the Internet, and you won't be able to encourage the use of the forked network using a pricing system that charges more for access to the rest.

[anze]

Internet as a whole actually resembles the Long Tail more and more.

[tsutiy]

I don't think its correct. For example search engines. Google is just the most popular but not at all the only one. And the same with others.

[Snub]

The internet has achieved very much in a short time. It has implemented itself in our everyday lives and with websites like facebook, twitter and similar it is connecting all of us into one big group. All of our data that we are using is stored somewhere in the place that we choose. But that is also a bad thing cause everyone with a little knowledge can hack your accounts and steal your personal data that you want to keep safe. The future has brought us connection that we must embrace if we want to advance and centralization of the internet is providing us that steps. Not all are comfortable with the current happenings but without acceptance of current things, people cannot advance forward toward better future.

yes, I will agree...technologies such as they are...our life without internet is impossibl... and we have to put up with some of its shortcomings

[bdsultana8]

 Yes, Internet which is by nature decentralsed has become centralised - and will become more an more.  Internet technology gives large number of people a chance to have their own voice, but I don't think it can change the fundamental.

[nagatraju]

In my opinion it's not bad that the Internet has become centralized. Developers of these applications improve their product, thereby increasing the number of users.

[marinomario]

Whether users use social media within reasonable limits and not excessive let alone violate the law. Let's use this youth for something useful, not just for social media fun. apajamanya our future if in daily wasted time just to surf in cyberspace. Let's be an intelligent generation with social media benefits as wisely as possible.
The decision is in the hands of the user. social media will bring a positive impact when used for positive things. On the contrary. He will become a disease for those who are not good at using it. As an educated person, we should be wise in using social media.
In addition, environmental factors also greatly affect a person to treat his addiction to social media. Should communication between family members be done intensely. Whether it's just taking the time to chat, or watching television together. such small steps will be of great benefit to reduce our dependence on gadged especially its application named social media .

[joebrook]

In my opinion it's not bad that the Internet has become centralized. Developers of these applications improve their product, thereby increasing the number of users.

This is the way that it has been for a very long time now and it's not going to stop but a centralized internet means that those in charge will have the ability to track and monitor the uses of it and in some ways its good because with that, they were be able to prevent terrorist attacks and other things.

[salamyman]

So we can officially say internet became way too centralized.
Gallery? Use Instagram.
Communication? Only Facebook.
Microblog? Twitter.
Videos? YouTube.
Search engine? Google.
If any of these sites will be shut down, there will be problem for current internet users. They will need to set up new service. And R.I.P. these data. Try to use multiple services for this. You will lose only part if it will get shut down. At least Wikipedia won something once.

It's not like there aren't good, even better options (sometimes), it's just that people are sheep and are all doing the same thing just because everyone else is doing it.