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Not much new ... many european countries have long regulated internet content; ebay, etc have been forced to implement filters on services intended for some visitors, such as those located in Germany and France.
And even Canada, which some think as a bastion of freedom, outlawed the distribution of magazines, such as High Times for a time back in the late 80s / early 90s ... on an aside, Marc Emery, a famous canadian activist, helped change the laws to allow for such publications again.
One really can't go by what China does ... they've had firewalls, in a matter of speaking, for thousands of years to control access; China is hurting itself in the longrun ... right now they are growing, but unless they change their political stance on things, their success won't last ... but I digress.
Freedom of speech remains a powerful issue in the U.S. and thus, unless the U.S. dramatically changes course, the overall internet won't change much due to the large influence of the U.S., including mundane things like webhosting - many "foreign" sites are actually hosted in the U.S.; many in Texas.
Ron
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