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Enforcement, censorship, and freedom of speech
We live in a country with a strong tradition of a free, independent press and liberty of individual thought and speech, yet we worry that the internet is an unenforceable digital frontier akin to the wild west.
It isn’t, but we should be glad of our freedoms in that regard. As with any new technology, enforcement will initially be tricky but with sufficient will it is entirely possible - just look at the Great Firewall of China, cast your eyes towards the recent events in Iran, and even look at our supposedly liberal cousins in Australia.
The question is not “can the internet be policed across borders” but “how would we want the internet to be policed across borders”.
Common morality frowns upon certain acts, images, and concepts, and whilst they still exist both physically and digitally the majority of people will largely escape their presence online - there will be those who seek out those acts and images and we have a legal structure to take action against them (often across borders where there exists a coalition of the willing).
