In a response to a question on the sovereignty of the Internet on 's program last night, the outspoken online blogger said it is bound by the nation-state in which servers reside.

"There is no question that these ideas that the Internet is above the pretty fray of nation-states is nonsense," Kuo said.

"Governments certainly have a right to filter the Internet, but will they do it rightly? 99 per cent of the time, they do it wrongly.

"Specific culturally determined freedoms when exercised poorly can cause suffering. The absence of [filtering], anything that imputes [a leader] may cause violence on the streets."

Kuo said the US 1789 Bill of Rights does not apply for the Internet.