> Have other countries? What about the countries that haven’t?
Not every country has paid, but they also haven't launched a barrage of DDOS attacks, blatant scraping, and constant scanning for exploits and etc.
You're funny because you think defending one's site from hackers is "ruining the internet". You gave your naïve opinion and I have the right to disregard it and think that it is really stupid, don't forget.