From a historical aspect, being Canadian I find the U.S seldomly follows the WTO rulings on such matters. For example, the WTO ruled in Canada”s favor for the softwood lumber dispute, the U.S still will not comply. If the current Bush administration would comply it would save the American consumers millions.
Would the U.S be threaten by any country in the form of trade sanctions, no way. I think it is plausible based on historical rulings of the WTO against the U.S.
But I find it hard to imagine any regulation on the internet. There would be riots in the streets people want freedom of choice and the right to privacy as guaranteed in most constitutions of the free world. So plausible but doubtful. greek39