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U.N. Decides to Shut Down Internet Permanently

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we-were-sick-of-it-anyway dept.

Ant writes "This story says the United Nations General Assembly voted 165 to 6 with one abstention to shut down the Internet. The reason given was that the rapid and uncontrolled flow of information was destabilizing the governments of many of the member states. Furthermore, the Internet has increasingly become a vehicle for fraud and scams. Finally, the Internet produced the infamous "DOT COM" debacle which had disastrous repercussions for the World economy."

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  1. The real reason they're shutting it down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They read Slashdot today, and I must say I support them.

  2. Good by darth_MALL · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that means no more stupid April Fool stories.

  3. April *fool* by Nermal6693 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You know, an April Fool is actually supposed to fool someone. Nobody could be stupid enough to be fooled by this!

  4. first person with the honor to bestow this one by u-238 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    as another addition to the tally of shitty half assed /. April fools.

  5. Hmm... by FlyByPC · · Score: 3, Funny

    That'll put a damper on the whole Yahoo/Google merger thing!

    --
    Paleotechnologist and connoisseur of pretty shiny things.
  6. Yes.. by Kaisum · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can see it now.. "Hello, tech support? My internet is down"

  7. Last Two Guys by Mega_doof · · Score: 3, Funny

    Last two guys on the internet:

    Guy 1: OK, you hang up now.
    Guy 2: No, YOU hang up. Then I'll hang up.
    Guy 1: No, you...