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When I get off a plane, the first thing I do is check if the country I'm deplaning in has prior restraint and mandatory Internet censorship. If it does, I know I'm in the third world.


I think second world[2] might be more accurate, although really the distinction is more about economic policy than freedom.

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World


I think it is the opposite - if it doesn't have censorship it can be considered third world country. Because poor countries can not afford firewalls and people reading blogs and comments.


So you consider UK as a third world country?


Seems to be one to me.




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