Watch CNN’s First Report About The Internet From 1993

They got a lot of things right about the newly emerging internet, but they got a lot of things wrong as well.

Back in the 1990s, the internet as you know it today did not even exist. There was no Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram, no Amazon, no Google.

It was all such a novel concept back in the day, wasn’t it? In the ’90s, the internet was a mystery to most and no one knew where things were going to lead. That’s what makes this such a fascinating time capsule.

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CNN made a compilation of news footage from 1993 and it is an interesting contrast to see how the internet was discussed during this time period. For those who do not know life without the internet, it is an amazing ride. Since most of the sites that we know and love in the present day did not exist yet, there was a lot of room for projection.

Everything seemed so limitless then, didn’t it? The forecasts are very funny to look back on now. For example, the people who predicted that the internet would help to revolutionize the world of scientific research were right on the money. Some of the other predictions that we ended up seeing fell flat, though. In fact, they are flat-out comical in the present day.

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Some people believed that the internet would make it so that children did not want to play video games as much anymore. If anything, the internet only made video games more appealing because now we no longer have to be in the same room with each other to play them.

Others believed that the internet would be restricted from a cost standpoint, allowing only the wealthy to have consistent access. You are definitely in for a treat when you check out this awesome video. It’s a true blast from the past. David Bowie is one of the people who got it right, as he spoke out about the internet’s ability to change things for good and for bad.

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These are the nuanced takes that have survived into the present day, unlike some of the hot takes that you are about to see.

If you would like to check out this CNN report on the early days of the world wide web, you are sure to find lots to laugh at. We never could have imagined what the internet would become but we would not change it for the world. Watch the clip below:

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