I wouldn't think so. I don't think there are very many people who would consider the internet to be something that would ever be in the same category of thing

I wouldn't think so. I don't think there are very many people who would consider the internet to be something that would ever be in the same category of thing with nation states such that they could be related. 'The internet', even when used as a metaphor to refer to some collection of humans, is far less tangible and definite compared to a nation state.