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The biggest issue I see is that a ridiculous number of people would die, because so much depends on the internet just to survive.
I'm guessing you mean no access to the internet for non-essential stuff though, which I have no idea how you would implement that. Taking down big tech would be nice start. However, propaganda and war of hearts and minds existed before the internet too.
in other words, it's not a technological problem.
I don't want to know what some governments would do with a cover like that
The same stuff they are getting away with now with the internet on
Look I commented on your thing, you don't have to be depressing at me jeez 😛
The internet is not the cause of those things, merely a vector by which they spread. More positive elements, like knowledge, understanding, and cooperation spread via the internet as well.
Shutting down the internet, especially only temporarily, would not stop them at all. At most it would postpone them, or increase their influence from other vectors. TV is still a huge factor in misinformation and radicalization.
I'm banking on the fact that most of these people couldn't survive living for 4 weeks without the internet. Self cleaning society