I am not sure about that. Were any of the AOL sites available in Russia or Japan in 1998?
Also didn't compuserve do the same and block their services from non paying users (which means if your country's credit card is not accepted you are SOL)?
I am under the impression that walled gardens and splitting by countries or networks were also pretty common.
I am under the impression that walled gardens and splitting by countries or networks were also pretty common.