Increasing Internet shutdowns and digital liberties

If the early stage of Internet communication was based on the so-called “netiquette”, a kind of Galateo or Bon Ton of Internet users, the advent of Web X.0 and the social web requires more specific rules addressing first of all the field of ethics and privacy. Of course, freedom of expression is one of the most appreciated opportunities offered by the network and it is already evident that any kind of top-down censorship or control does not succeed even if the concept of Cyber Sovereignty, exists and is promoted. The evident vocation toward freedom of expression is many times a direct cause of governmental censorship forbidding social applications in some countries. So it happens that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or even some thematic websites are not allowed. Here apart from political, ethical, and philosophical issues may come to the fore the economic and financial aspect of entering that market adhering to the requested censorship or not .