"Part of the new world order is that the space defined by the actions of applications is well beyond the traditional domain of communications regulation and eve

"Part of the new world order is that the space defined by the actions of applications is well beyond the traditional domain of communications regulation and even beyond the domain of regulation trade and commerce." Russia and China would beg to differ. UK could totally dictate terms if they had protected their own market and infrastructure, but they didn't, so now Google/Apple/Mozilla call the shots.