> So you are saying that governments are doing their citizens a service by filtering the internet for them? If it was a service, they would fund an Ad-Block li

> So you are saying that governments are doing their citizens a service by filtering the internet for them? If it was a service, they would fund an Ad-Block like add-on that their people could install on their browsers by their own choice. They could offer opt-in filtering on an internet provider level. It's obviously not a service. There seems to be some assumption that just because a majority may or may not want something in Pakistan, that they should suddenly enforce that on everybody. > That's an interesting viewpoint, but not an easy sell to a delusional Westerner. We don't let our governments tell us how to think. That's the job of advertising. In the UK, there is an advertising authority to ensure that advertising in the UK remains tasteful. In the UK, if you have some content that is sponsored by a company you have to make it clear from the start that is it so. I think it's fair to say that in the UK, not even the advertising authorities are aloud to tell the people what to do. And the recent brexit supports the idea that the government doesn't either.