Western democracies from Australia to the UK and the United States are beginning to implement dictatorial internet censorship. With Obama's support, most of the developed world has accepted plans for government-approved online activity and Pentagon-monitored internet traffic.
People will eventually be forced into a corporate driven "Internet 2". Independent blogs, news sites and online businesses will all be financially disadvantaged by access fees that large corporations will not have to pay. With the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, the white house has unlimited control of the internet and can shut it down to deal with "cyber emergencies".