There&#x27;s a difference though. Compared to e.g. China&#x2F;Russia the US have had more practise and act in a smarter way.<p>Instead of blocking, they allow the traffic to flow, and then implement surveillance. They have learned from silicon valley companies the value of data.<p>(The &quot;education&quot; of the citizens is then done another way, but that&#x27;s a whole other story.)