Notice even in 1865 there was conflict between individual and state interests:

Among the basic norms that were adopted were the use of the Morse code as the international telegraph alphabet, the protection of the secrecy of correspondence, and the right of everybody to use the international telegraphy. The contracting parties also reserved the right to stop any transmission that they considered dangerous for state security, or in violation of national laws, public order or morals.

The distinction as made by the U.S. delegation recently that between content and medium.

In the United States the First Amendment is seen as a predicate to making democracy work, Free Speech and Freedom of the Press necessary in allowing the people to seek redress for grievances from their elected representatives while also extending to things like anonymity.

Technical standardization for methods that can threaten free speech threatens democracy as well as human rights in conjunction with non-transparency in non-republic countries.

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