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Offline FreeBorn

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The U.N. Threat To Internet Freedom.
« on: February 21, 2012, 06:28:06 PM »


By ROBERT M. MCDOWELL, Reuters~

"On Feb. 27, a diplomatic process will begin in Geneva that could result in a new treaty giving the United Nations unprecedented powers over the Internet. Dozens of countries, including Russia and China, are pushing hard to reach this goal by year's end. As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last June, his goal and that of his allies is to establish "international control over the Internet" through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a treaty-based organization under U.N. auspices"...

..."Today, however, Russia, China and their allies within the 193 member states of the ITU want to renegotiate the 1988 treaty to expand its reach into previously unregulated areas. Reading even a partial list of proposals that could be codified into international law next December at a conference in Dubai is chilling:"...


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577229074023195322.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
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Re: The U.N. Threat To Internet Freedom.
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 06:52:06 PM »
All I needed to read was that Putin and China are backing it. "Regulate" means "eliminate all online political opposition or criticisms."
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Re: The U.N. Threat To Internet Freedom.
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 07:21:45 PM »
Quote from: T-Monay820 on February 21, 2012, 06:52:06 PM
All I needed to read was that Putin and China are backing it. "Regulate" means "eliminate all online political opposition or criticisms."


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Re: The U.N. Threat To Internet Freedom.
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2012, 05:10:56 AM »
A worthy read but given it is in the opinion section have moved it to here from late breaking news.
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Re: The U.N. Threat To Internet Freedom.
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2012, 09:41:38 AM »
Gang, if it's a treaty, it needs 60 votes to pass in the US Senate.  No effin' way is it getting anywhere near to that, IMO.  I could be wrong, though.
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