Increasing government attempts to censor or regulate the internet may result in new digital borders that could change the ways we currently experience the World Wide Web. Authoritarian governments have long operated digital borders to restrict the flow of information and censor material it does not want its citizens to receive. One of the largest such efforts is in China, where the government blocks major parts of the internet in a massive system known as the Great Firewall of China. But there have also been attempts by countries to create digital borders by enacting rules that limit how the internet and technology companies can operate in those areas. The justification for such rules in democratic systems usually centers on protecting the individual privacy and national security. The European Union, EU, has been one of the most active legislators in this area.