The End Of Internet Freedom? U.N. Opens 10-Day Talks On Web Regulation
03/12/2012
A hitherto quasi-anonymous part of the UN (that is, nevertheless, almost 150 years old) is attempting to redraw a quarter century-old communications treaty that opponents say will mark the end of the free Internet. The two-week conference in Dubai is led by the ITU, and will see telco regulators representing 193 different countries sit down and discuss the thorny subject of Internet regulation.
Google has already nailed its colors to the mast with a Free Internet blogpost and petition, with its chief Internet evangelist Vint Cerf adding to the clamor. Both the U.S. and EU are against the ITU's proposals, with EU digital commissioner Neelie Kroes tweeting "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Some of the ITU's members, however, feel differently, and would prefer their own governments to control their own Internet domains, rather than the U.S.-based ICANN. ITU head Dr. Hamadan Toure is not in favor of this, but does believe that cyber security, child safety online, and anti-spam regulations can only be managed by the ITU.
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Ho Ho Ho, so all those rumours and reports over the past few months were correct = The US DOES want to control the world by controlling the internet! 
& another note for me from;
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Lady,
A closed-door meeting of the world’s governments is starting today. The future of the internet is on the agenda. Some governments want to use this meeting of the International Telecommunication Union to increase censorship and regulate the Internet.
I am concerned, and I am not alone. More than 1,000 organizations from 163 countries have raised concerns about this upcoming closed-door meeting in Dubai. They are joined by hundreds of thousands of Internet users who are standing up for a free and open Internet. These people are in just about every country around the world — take a look.
If you agree and support a free and open Internet, join them and raise your voice: google.com/takeaction
Together, we can protect the free and open Internet. Please make your voice heard and spread the word.
Vint Cerf
Google
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I hope you guys join in and support that group to stop this craziness.