網際網路審查 is no longer limited to authoritarian regimes. Over 70 countries actively censor the internet, affecting more than 4 billion people. 中國 blocks Google, Facebook, and thousands of news sites behind the 防火牆. 俄羅斯 has blocked independent media and social platforms since the Ukraine invasion. 伊朗 throttles and blocks during every protest movement. 土耳其, 埃及, 沙烏地阿拉伯, the 阿聯酋, 印度, 巴基斯坦, 越南, 古巴, 委內瑞拉, 白俄羅斯, 泰國, 衣索比亞, 奈及利亞, and dozens of other countries impose varying degrees of 網際網路審查.
Traditional web 主機代管 is inherently vulnerable to censorship. Your website has an IP 位址 that can be blacklisted, a domain name that can be seized or blocked at the DNS level, and a 主機代管 provider that can be pressured by governments to remove content. Even 主機代管 in a 隱私-friendly jurisdiction does not prevent foreign governments from blocking access to your site within their borders.
The trend is accelerating. More countries are developing DPI capabilities, building national firewalls, and passing laws that require content removal. The clearnet is becoming increasingly fragmented into national internets where governments decide what their citizens can access. This fragmentation demands a new approach to publishing - one that is architecturally resistant to censorship rather than merely legally protected.