But to shut down the rest of the world's ability to access your country online is a different kind of offense, one that insults the dignity of a modern country and affects Internet-going people anywhere.
International business transactions also are being affected, Internet analysts said.
"The digital social fabric that binds people will affect Internet services in many different ways.
This seems to be especially true when they affect internet freedoms.
Its shares closed at $60.50, up $2.0625, on the New York Stock Exchange, still down sharply from their 52-week high of $95.8125, reflecting investors' concerns about the company's pending merger with Time Warner, and the general downdraft affecting Internet stocks.
The bug appears to be affecting Internet Explorer users.
The flaw affected Internet Explorer (IE) versions 6 to 11 and Microsoft said it was aware of "limited, targeted attacks" to exploit it.
The only questions now: how far will it drop, at what rate, and how much of the broader downturn in investment will affect internet venture capital.
"By and large, most stakeholders expressed that terrorist content online is a serious societal problem affecting internet users and business models of hosting service providers," the Commission writes.
Won't powerful companies like Comcast or AT&T just continue to dictate policies affecting internet speeds, access, costs, and content?
Wheeler responded the following day, saying he had "repeatedly" read Greenfield's research report, "Fast Lanes Do Not Have to Affect Internet Speeds & Why Reverse Blocking Should End the Net Neutrality Debate".
