However, the governments' role on the Web is still significant, and I see increasingly that countries are trying to make the control within their borders on the Web.
Vive La Taxe! To Aid ‘World Culture,’ France Mulls Charge on Google
【Wall Street Journal: January 8, 2010】
【Wall Street Journal: January 8, 2010】
Google and other web companies will have to face increased pressures from both the governments and existing industries, such as journalisms, on their business models, which often threaten existing models.
There is no borders on the web, but these increasing pressures and continuos censorship frighten the freedom on the web. This trend will continue, and it is important to raise the awareness of this issue.
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