The concept of freedom – Internet

The concept of freedom is why many of us are here in Costa Rica and feel great about our adopted home and enjoy discussing the positive aspects as to why we are here and happy. Equally important to the principals of freedom is the opportunity for those folks who aren’t so happy and feel the need to share their trials and tribulations.

“The internet was designed with no gatekeepers over content or service”
Vinton Gray Cerf; (born June 23, 1943) (last name pronounced just like the English word “surf”) is an American computer scientist who is commonly referred to as one of the “founding fathers of the Internet” for his key technical and managerial role, together with Bob Kahn, in the creation of the Internet and the TCP/IP protocols which it uses. He was also a co-founder (in 1992) of the Internet Society (ISOC), which is intended to both promote the views of ordinary users of the Internet, and also serve as an umbrella body for the technical groups developing the Internet (such as the Internet Engineering Task Force). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mr. Cerf is obviously a brilliant computer scientist and yet is equally concerned about the views of the ordinary users of the internet.
Being a long time proponent of freedom and yet a relatively new participant in this on-line neighborhood, I am curious to know who these perceived “gatekeepers” were and if his prolific statement has evolved into what he originally intended for his collaboration?