Well, it depends if you consider monolithic monopolies or governments a greater threat to freedom. In the case of US ISPs, most people simply have no choice an

Well, it depends if you consider monolithic monopolies or governments a greater threat to freedom. In the case of US ISPs, most people simply have no choice and are locked into one company. This creates a difficult situation and allows ISPs to easily collude. You theoretically have freedom to switch to another company, but in practice it's not possible because most people would have to up and move their entire family.