For 25 years, the WTO has protected the 'free flow of information' online – this year, that could change

It's no secret that the Internet has experienced a gradual fragmentation as national, provincial and even municipal governments seek to regulate or tax Internet activities within their geographies. This trend away from a global seamless Internet has been both promoted and opposed by a shifting coalition of developing countries, tech businesses, developed countries and NGOs, all fueled by geopolitics and self-interests. Quite often, one's view of whether the Internet should operate globally seamlessly or under the control or regulation of each national or local government changes — sometimes totally — depending on the topic, causing the Internet experience to fragment…