Why did people in the 90s/early 00s say that the internet "couldn't be taken down"? - eviltoast

Or am I the only one remembering this opinion? I felt like it was common for people to say that the internet couldn’t be taken down, or censored or whatever. This has obviously been proven false with the Great Firewall of China, and of Russia’s latest attempts of completely disconnecting from the global internet. Where did this idea come from?

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    Net Neutrality was a major principle of the Internet but that is under attack, particularly in the US[…]

    Not really focused on the US. Every nation, every corporation, every venal special interest group is fighting against net neutrality.