[Suicide Junkie]

he was involved in the legislation that enabled and expanded the commercial Internet

Dosen't look like that to me. There are no qualifiers in his statement there.

He took the initiative in creating the internet.

That is a far cry from being just ... involved ... in legislation ... that made it easier ... for companies to sell stuff ... on the internet.

While you could technically say he helped create the internet as it is today, that is kind of sad.
You could also say that poor, globally hated butterfly technically helped create the horrible hurricane that devastated the coast a while ago. (Take your pick from the many storms and coasts)

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During my years as a modder I took the initiative in creating Space Empires IV.
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