a little late you useless eater you...
Posted on 03/24/2014 5:05:48 PM PDT by mandaladon
Net freedom could suffer after the US steps back from its role as ultimate overseer of the global network, former US President Bill Clinton has said.
Many of the governments keen to help oversee the net just wanted to use it to silence dissent, he said.
Mr Clinton made his comments during a debate sponsored by his charitable foundation, Clinton Global Initiative.
The US had been a good steward of the net and had helped keep it open and accessible, he said. Free speech
Mr Clinton said it was clear ongoing revelations about National Security Agency surveillance had fuelled demands for the US to step back from its historical role as net overseer.
But, he added, it was a "tribute" to the US that it had for a long time kept the net "free and open" and a place where people could openly criticise lawmakers and heads of state.
"The internet has flourished in freedom," said Mr Clinton.
"A lot of people who have been trying to take this authority away from the United States want to do it for the sole purpose of cracking down on internet freedom and limiting it and having governments protecting their backsides instead of empowering their people," he said.
In mid-March the US government announced its intention to hand over its power to oversee net policy to an international multi-stakeholder group.
The actions and decisions of that group would be co-ordinated by Icann - the body set up by the US in 1998 to administer the net's addressing system.
"I understand in theory why we would like to have a multi-stakeholder process. I favour that," Mr Clinton said.
"I just know that a lot of these so-called multi-stakeholders are really governments that want to gag people and restrict access to the internet. "
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a little late you useless eater you...
I hate to admit it but Billy is right.
He’s just trying to establish Hillary’s position.
They already know what the public thinks of the idea. It’s sort of like their old trial balloons.
blind squirrel
indehiscent fruit
That way they can claim to be natural and innocent when they start the big push for total control and regulation of the Internet. This does not seem complex
Many of the governments keen to help oversee the net just wanted to use it to silence dissent, he said.
Of course he's right, but those running the U.S. decided to hand the authority over to their co-conspirators in the U.N.
That way they can claim to be neutral and innocent when they start the big push for total control and regulation of the Internet. This does not seem complex
Remember this conversation, caught on open mic last March?
President Obama: “This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.” President Medvedev: “I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir.”
Most likely handing over Internet control to the commies was at least one issue being discussed. How many ways can one man commit treason in his quest to destroy America?
We’ve seen them do this before. He can take a position so she doesn’t have to.
That way they can claim to be neutral and innocent when they start the big push for total control and regulation of the Internet. This does not seem complex
Yep. They want to play ..... “it’s not my fault.”
We’ve seen them do this before. He can take a position so she doesn’t have to.
Exactly what’s going on.
Bubba nails it...whoops.
Don’t be messin’ with muh porn...
He doesn't have the right to do this and Congress better damn well step up and stop it.
Give it to NSA.
Like the Matt Drudge story of an intern and her blue dress!
Wasn't this the cartoon clown who went on MTV and told the kiddies that
we have a "radical Constitution" and rights and freedoms must be limited?
Sure is. Hard to believe. I’m sure that bat that passes for his wife will set him straight in short order.
Clinton’s right on this one...happens...
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