The Internet: a turning point? Developed in the last decades of the 20th century, the Internet has now become part of our daily lives. Having grown up with the Internet, I have seen how it has gradually become an essential tool of our modern society and recently reading an article about the changes brought about by the Internet, made me reflect on its real impact which is often overlooked due to how gradual the changes were . It also reminded me of my philosophy classes on technology in high school. What is the Internet today? The Internet is a huge global network of computers and, more generally, digital devices, but its use remains the same since the beginning: the exchange of information, with the only difference in the surprising amount of data currently available and the their wide use. It allows people to share files from all over the world and from this point of view it can be considered an incredible area of ​​freedom. Among the many uses of the Internet, I would like to talk more specifically about social networks because in my opinion they can symbolize our "digitized" society in a particularly surprising way. Social networks such as Facebook or even YouTube or LinkedIn are interesting because they show how the Internet expands our possibilities, distance has become an irrelevant restrictive factor and things can be shared with numerous people, for example. However, from this point on we can see that the Internet tends to modify the objects of our social interactions: what is shared on the Internet dematerializes and in order to be shared on the Internet we increasingly tend to digitize things and that is precisely a double sword cut, we are increasingly linked to the Internet... middle of paper......ethical values ​​but too often citizens are not sufficiently informed. On the contrary, in my opinion, the Internet is becoming an increasingly social and ethical issue. He then makes it clear that understanding Internet programming or systems is the key to mastering the Internet instead of letting the Internet rule you. Too often, however, there is disinterest and those who have acquired technical skills neglect their responsibilities, preferring to work for large companies. It is also up to each company to consider the growing problem of online privacy. However, the Internet is also a vector for active democratic involvement. This was the case with the hackers who aided the Arab Spring by providing encrypted and secure access to the Internet. In summary, Internet issues are at the heart of our modern and connected society, they will shape our future and that is why they should not be overlooked.