Kerry: Internet 'Needs Rules to Be Able to Flourish and Work Properly' (Calls for UN regulation)

Weekly Standard ^ | May 18, 2015 | Daniel Halper

[Zakeet]

Complete Headline: Kerry: Internet 'Needs Rules to Be Able to Flourish and Work Properly' - Calls for more international Internet laws.

In a speech today in South Korea, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Internet "needs rules to be able to flourish and work properly." This, according to Kerry, is necessary even for "a technology founded on freedom."

Speaking on behalf of the Obama administration, Kerry said that Internet policy is "a key component of our foreign policy."

Kerry made his remarks in the context of talking about how international law is applicable to the Internet.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Since Algore invented it, shouldn't he be in charge of it?

Do I REALLY need to say it?

< /EXTREME sarc >

[Birdsbane]

Anti-Christ enablers, one and all. That includes the new “Last” Pope. I also am sure that they already know that there is no such thing as extraterrestrial aliens. Those critters are demons and fallen angels. We are in deep do-do.

[DJ Frisat]

Uh, define "properly", meathead!

[SaraJohnson]

My internet service is as good as was my health care service before Kerry and his “smart” commies fixed it for me.

[NormsRevenge]

Niburu’s coming,, They gonna clamp things down real quick real soon, it seems.. I wonder why?

Some fear a max extinction event approacheth..
Yeah, The DemocRat party.. and the Clintons. ;-)

[smalltownslick]

Dear Mr. Kerry:

The internet has been flourishing and working properly for a long time now. So just shut up and go away.

[backwoods-engineer]

Is EVERYONE in DC drunk on power?

Until you know for sure in each individual case, a very safe assumption is:

OF COURSE THEY ARE!

[bgill]

Have you sent a cyber hug to your NSA snooper dude today?

[The_Reader_David]

The internet has rules, and is flourishing just fine. They’re called protocols, e.g http, DNS, SSH, PPP,...

[navyguy]

As a software engineer I will not take internet advice from a guy who can’t tell the difference between a flash drive and a joystick.

[Soul of the South]

“Seems like it’s been doing okay for the last 30 years or so all by itself!.................”

From the perspective of this internet user, the only issue with the internet is my local access provider’s monopoly which is the result of government regulation. Eliminate exclusive government franchises for cable and telephone services and access costs will decline.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Freedom is the enemy of big government. Since freedom is so 18th and 19th century, people are itching to try something new since we know that free markets do not work /s

United Nations Motto - "if it ain't broke, fix it fast and often."

[Red Badger]

If you live in a rural area with only one access provider, then you might try Hughes net.

http://internet.hughesnet.com/?s_clid=30309d7706b9a6c0cb6aa45d418c68bc&hnkw=hughes%20net&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hn&gclid=CIPww93wzcUCFZaKaQodzI4A9g

If you live in a small metro area then there are probably small Internet access providers in your area that you normally don’t hear about. Just Google “Internet Service Provider + the name of you county”. You might be surprised................