As soon as laws don't allow 'your network, your rules' anymore then anything can happen... if you think that laws have allowed 'your network, your rules' any time in the last couple of decades, you should share what you are smoking.
This is certainly true. The internet is part of our society much like a public square is (borrowed expression).
It's important to point out that the recent eG8 debates[1]
warning: you are leaving the real internet and entering a large, possibly infinite, gas cloud of political bullshit. tinfoil hats, kevlar undies, and nose plugs must be worn at all times. please report any signs of reality to the flight crew in case there could be a small chance of finding our way back to earth. thank you, and thanks for flying layer ten space lines. randy