I love your initiative and your dream to make the internet equal for all. I have been a contributor to sites that banned countries like Philippines and India because of SPAM, but also because the site's infrastructure and payment schedule was based on their ad revenue - a model which led to their demise because it was never sustainable even with blocking those countries!
So, cheers to Steemit and cheers to you @surpassinggoogle - for being an advocate for all.