Censorship is the new currency devaluation and the idea of censorship as an unfair trade practice is quickly gaining ground. This inside-the-beltway discussion has shed its wonkish handcuffs and managed to shine a harsh light on the economic impact of policies that curtail the free flow...

My friends and I were some of Facebook's earliest adopters. We signed on in 2004, at a time when only those with email addresses ending in ".edu" from a few select schools were allowed access to the social networking site. Only one picture was allowed: your user profile photo.