Internet culture During the first 20 years, in the days of the research network, a distinct "Internet culture" was formed. This culture is the heritage of a group of developers and users - the "First Nation" of the Net world. The Internet's unwritten "design plan" is described by the FREE FLOW OF DATA as an overall criteria for good design. This holds true for the transport of data and also for any data content. The Internet is NOT designed to please censors or moralists. Instead, its technical design supports FREE SPEECH. (p.s.: have a look at www.eff.org)