But in Egypt, the shutting down of the internet was an even more proximate cause. The US is not like China where this massive firewall infrastructure is practi

But in Egypt, the shutting down of the internet was an even more proximate cause. The US is not like China where this massive firewall infrastructure is practical for two simple reasons. 1. There are people who will compromise for the sake of protecting children or "property", but just about any voter will laugh at the idea of a government-run morality enforcement service. Particularly given the cost involved. 2. Other censorship-minded countries seem to be able to concentrate their resources on border firewalls to keep the inharmonious concepts out. This requires a big infrastructure even in a little place like Iran or Syria. But the US has a healthy mix of users and controversial servers. Any given router may have users and websites on either side. There simply isn't enough rack space in the world to do deep inspection and blocking at every node. Instead you'd end up with prohibition-era like raids on some small random sample of servers and users. That would be simultaneously one of the most expensive and unpopular government projects ever. My guess is the DoJ is going to stick to "takedowns" of small video streaming and fake handbag sites for a while yet.