“Censoring the internet is like nailing jello to the wall,” because, “The internet interprets censorship as damage and censorship routes around it l,” eh? I re

“Censoring the internet is like nailing jello to the wall,” because, “The internet interprets censorship as damage and censorship routes around it l,” eh? I remember those sayings. I even remember saying them. So sure we were. But that’s not quite how things worked out is it? Sure, it’s difficult for a country to enforce its laws over every internet user everywhere, but it doesn’t have to. It just has to enforce it for the people inside its borders. It’s been 23 years since Bill Clinton made the jello remark as part of a speech arguing for permanent normal trade relations with China, I think the jury is back on this one. A country not only can, but does. I’d argue you don’t even need a Great Firewall like China or Russia. Canada even got Facebook to follow its laws about subsidizing Canadian newsrooms by just putting ink to paper, albeit just not the way they hoped.