Many international users where blocked by government control or organization filters (either work, university, school, or other) of accessing websites, using VoIP like Skype, P2P networks like BitTorrent and miscellaneous online services if not online poker.

Today these countries censor internet access: China, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brazil, Ethiopia, Iran, India, Korea, Morocco, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.