Non-bloggers and everyone over the age of 16 (whoops, already said that!) would rejoice.

This, to me, shows a willingness of communications companies to censor. Hopefully, this will not ever occur.

Hah! What fairytopia did you grow up in? News flash: everyone censors to some degree. Do you think your ISP will let you host kiddie porn in the free web space you get with your connection? Did you think AOL doesn't monitor chat rooms? The type and degree of censorship depends on the companies involved, but every one of them has a line they won't cross (or allow you to cross).

Imagine if this happened to IM.

Since I run my own IM server, I'm reasonably confident I won't ever censor myself, since my activities will probably always be on this side of what limits I set for myself. Neat how that works, isn't it? Well, the only thing stopping you from running your own IM, web, and mail service is your willingness to learn how to do it. If you really want to fight censorship, then carve out your own little free zone and invite your friends to join in. Anything less is simply trusting a third party to act in ways that benefit you. They often will - they want your money or eyeballs, after all - but that's no guarantee that they'll do so tomorrow or the day after.