Posted by Vint Cerf, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog )
meeting of the world’s governments is taking place in Dubai, and regulation of the Internet is on the agenda. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is convening a conference from December 3-14 to revise a decades-old treaty , in which only governments have a vote. Some proposals could allow governments to justify the censorship of legitimate speech, or even cut off Internet access in their countries.CNN.com , but I am not alone. So far, more than 1,000 organizations from more than 160 countries have spoken up too , and they’re joined by hundreds of thousands of Internet users who are standing up for a free and open Internet. On an interactive map at freeandopenweb.com , you can see that people from all corners of the world have signed our petition, used the #freeandopen hashtag on social media, or created and uploaded videos to say how important these issues are.
google.com/takeaction . Please make your voice heard and spread the word.
Well Googke blog is 100% WRONG! The U.N. said today they will not censor speech or Any Country's internet EVER. So Google needs to STOP spreading Fear Mongering Lies.
ReplyDeleteThe U.N. is not an individual that can say such things. Diplomats sent from member countries decide what the U.N. does. There are proposals from member nations about regulating the net. If you don't speak up your government may support these proposals.
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