For a counterexample, check the history of satellite TV in countries with media access laws [1, 2]. There is a lot of political room between 'western media is i

For a counterexample, check the history of satellite TV in countries with media access laws [1, 2]. There is a lot of political room between 'western media is illegal' and 'we have a network of informants and will put your family in a forced labor camp'. [1] Iran : http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iranian-police-satellite-dishes-20140619-story.html http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iranian-police... [2] China: http://www.pcworld.com/article/194755/article.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/194755/article.html