To your point about increased government regulation; I had that discussion with someone before regarding keeping government out of Internet. I put it simply as:

To your point about increased government regulation; I had that discussion with someone before regarding keeping government out of Internet. I put it simply as: "If they won't stop outlawing/controlling parts of the Internet, then we need to fight back in outlawing anti-Internet attempts." Of course, we can educate the populace. That's why I'm trying to educate the population that there are anti-Internet attempts that affect their Internet usage. That they should demand protection from anti-Internet attempts. :D As for constitutional, the EFF and anti-SOPA groups say it violates 1st amendment. But the anti-Internet supporters counter in it's perfectly legal [0]. I don't know about you, but I'm not going to let it pass and wait around for the supreme courts to interpret it as unconstitutional. Until the populace understands the importance of Internet (beyond thinking it's just Facebook, etc), Internet Freedom bills will go a long way in stopping anti-Internet attempts by not only researching and discussing Internet Freedom but also preventing anti-Internet attempts. For the anti-Internet attempts like bills, there's a lot of Door In Face [1] that's allowing compromises leading to more Internet control. Look at the history of the anti-Internet attempts. They are relentless, demanding a mile, and getting an inch every time as 'compromise'. It should be the opposite for Internet Freedom bill attempts, otherwise we're continuing to slip down the anti-Internet road. [0] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/at-web-censorship-hearing-congress-guns-for-pro-pirate-google.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/at-web-censo... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door-in-the-face_technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door-in-the-face_technique Edit: I want to also mention that for whatever reason, USA government seems to be cracking down on Internet Freedom in the world (Ref: Spain). Internet Freedom advocates in government should counter this subterfuge.