[level09]

This should be followed by a speech from a US official bragging about internet freedom and equal access to knowledge.

Seriously, instead of starting projects like Google Proxy (to help people in these countries bypass their government blocking), it would be better to start a project that actually helps changing those ridiculous US laws.

Maybe offer some educational courses to those officials behind these laws.

[Elrac]

I don't mean to take sides here, but maybe the creation and existence of workarounds like Google Proxy, which eventually turn into open secrets, can be a way of communicating that there's a problem, which may in turn motivate people to think about solutions?

I think a workaround doesn't necessarily preclude a "real" problem solution; rather, it could serve as a prototype.