> You take it away and they would riot in a heartbeat. I'm not certain that this is true. No American Dictator would just outright ban the internet, no they'd

> You take it away and they would riot in a heartbeat. I'm not certain that this is true. No American Dictator would just outright ban the internet, no they'd say they were protecting children and blocking terrorists, and require internet providers to block that content. Anyone arguing that this is censorship would be branded as a supporter of child pornography and terrorists. A few more steps along that line and what you have is no longer the internet as we know it, but PatriotNet(tm) (insert waving flag, anthem, etc). Do it enough subtle steps and they'd get away with it without anything more than a few grumpy "libtards" complaining on TV.