The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom

[CulpeperMM]

Robert McDowell: The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom - WSJ.com

Top-down, international regulation is antithetical to the Net, which has flourished under its current governance model.

By ROBERT M. MCDOWELL

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.

Trouble with a capital "T".

 

[J_Wales]

The UN is a threat to all freedom.

 

[CulpeperMM]

Wonder what becomes of sites like INGO under U.N. regulation?

 

[SemperFiUSMC]

Wonder what becomes of sites like INGO under U.N. regulation?

It would be declared illegal and it's posters ordered to reeducation. Some of us anyway.

 

[dross]

I think our politicians have figured out they'd better not screw with our internets.

 

[88GT]

They're just closing the last loophole to silence RP.

 

[rambone]

 

[dross]

They're just closing the last loophole to silence RP.

Well, that would do it.

 

[rich8483]

I think our politicians have figured out they'd better not screw with our internets.

at least not without the help of a global takeover.

has anyone involved with anon seen any jail time? im not hoping they have but would be surprised if at least a small portion involved have not.