I have blogged before about the internet censorship law in Israel and it seems to become a rather worrisome trend.  Here is a story about prospective Russian limitations on Internet in their country (thanks to “Information Policy” for the initial link).  Every society seems to do it of their own interests, but the result is pretty much the same - suppressing the factors that made the “new media” “new”, such as interactivity, ubiquity, and openness.