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Practically every major Western democracy has, or soon will have, roughly equally draconian anti-piracy enforcement, typically in the form of "N Strikes" laws with forced disconnection. Practically every major Western democracy does, or soon will, have ISP-level filtering of sites alleged to infringe copyright.

So copyright enforcement is not an area where it's really possible to take a useful stand.

Other aspects, though, are: consider, say, an internet subject to English libel jurisdiction. Or one subject to some European countries' feelings on religious -- particularly Muslim religious -- content. Or one subject to China's ideas about appropriate political speech.

While there are many things to complain about with respect to the US federal government, and its approach to freedom of speech, it is -- much like democracy is occasionally quipped to be -- the worst, except for all the alternatives.