With the advancement of information and network technologies and the rising interconnectedness of the world, the threats connected to online communication have become increasingly pressing. Due to the global nature of such communication unrestricted by physical boundaries, network technologies challenge the prevailing international legal structure based on such notions as jurisdiction and sovereignty, where each sovereign jurisdiction legalizes communication that takes place in its territory. Online communication, that side steps geographical and jurisdictional restraints, is a grave concern for the national and international legal orders in their current form.

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