The rapid development of global computer network and the formation of the “digital economy” associated with this process contributed to the revision of the role of the community as fundamental units of the social organization of society. For example, the non-commercial open-source software development communities of the Internet did not fit into the social production theories that were widespread at the time. With the transformation of the scientific sociological paradigm in the first quarter of the 21st century, the approach to determining the role of social communities in the life of society has also changed. The concept of “community” (community) before the practice of mass use of telecommunication networks in the English-language literature was considered as a special “territorial community”. In addition, in the translated works of foreign sociologists, one can find a number of definitions that are close to “community” in meaning. Often in academic research, the terms “communication” (communication) and “community” are closely intertwined. From the standpoint of sociology, “communication” is defined as the organization of socio-cultural and economic interaction of individuals, groups, enterprises, organizations, regions and states with the help of information channels [Zemlyanova, 1999]. As a result, the concept of “communication” is closely related to the “community”, which is very important for the forthcoming consideration of the genesis of the concept of “local Internet community”.