Posted on 08/03/2004 6:46:54 PM PDT by Bill Hobbs
ICANNFocus.org has a disturbing report on the latest steps the United Nations is taking in the area of Internet governance.
The UN's World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) recently completed a meeting (PrepCom-1) in Hammamet, Tunisia in preparation for the second phase of the WSIS process. Following the meeting, the Secretariat of WSIS' Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) issued a statement discussing the organization's plans and goals.
ICANNFocus.org says that means the UN-appointed group "will have, in essence, free reign to involve themselves in and make recommendations regarding virtually every aspect of the internet, including content."
Hopefully it will never fly. Problem is governments do not like things they can't control. The Net threatens too many despots around the world. I bet the make the Chicoms in charge as they have a lot of experience in censoring the internet.
Rather should we perish as tripwire than survive within barb wire, without a 7*24 liberty-news wire.
Good job, Dr. Zin.
That pic is both silly and revolting at the same time.
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