ITU conference, possible censoring of internet worse than SOPA/PIPA.

• Evaris wrote on 2012-11-30 03:03
  So now the UN is at it. The every 25 year International Telecommunications Conference is going to be discussing whether to have the internet be run by the UN to the extent of total control. Possible requisite prices to run a website for example or take down of any political content against certain countries are possible negative outcomes of this.
  Unsurprisingly, Google and a number of other tech companies are pushing for presence to keep the internet open, though Google has the most representatives going to the conference of any company.
  [video=youtube;z-lwA9GJ1e0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-lwA9GJ1e0[/video]
  https://www.google.com/takeaction/
  
  And I signed the petition.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-11-30 03:10
  Are they going for the chinese internet model? cause that's like the one thing I hate about China and british probably don't even have people to make bootleg versions of popular websites.
• Evaris wrote on 2012-11-30 03:12

  Quote from TLCBonaparte;989245:

  Are they going for the chinese internet model? cause that's like the one thing I hate about China and british probably don't even have people to make bootleg versions of popular websites.

  
  China is pushing for the global model to mirror their model, along with Russia, Iran, and a number of other countries. The majority of NATO are pushing for Internet freedom, including the USA.
• paladin wrote on 2012-11-30 03:52
  Great politics and technology what could go wrong
  Oh wait what could not go for them and for us
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-11-30 03:53

  Quote from Evaris;989247:

  China is pushing for the global model to mirror their model, along with Russia, Iran, and a number of other countries. The majority of NATO are pushing for Internet freedom, including the USA.

  
  
  Figures. Well I may like China and hate NATO but I hope china loses on this one.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-11-30 04:34
  As long as Google is the strongest company in the existence of mankind, restriction of internet freedom is economic suicide
• Maenad wrote on 2012-11-30 04:39
  This is exactly why we need to get rid of the current system for internet. As of right now, we rely on central DNS and ISP servers, which act an easy chokepoint that the government can easily come down upon.
  A proposed alternative system is coined the 'Shadow Web', which is an alternative that acts quite like torrenting does today. With such a system, each computer takes a bit of the role of an ISP and DNS, and the government would have to crack down on every computer if they wanted to stop it.
• Juno wrote on 2012-11-30 18:08
  Given NATO's tendency to accomplish copious amounts of nothing, I'm not honestly worried.
• Evaris wrote on 2012-11-30 18:28

  Quote from Juno;989504:

  Given NATO's tendency to accomplish copious amounts of nothing, I'm not honestly worried.

  
  
  Umm... isn't it a bad thing since NATO is trying to keep the internet free this time? And I say "NATO" because i'm referring to the majority of NATO countries are pledging to keep the internet off UN regulation. The EU, USA, Candada, Austrailia, and Japan have all pledged to keep the internet free.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-11-30 18:39
  Man it's like we are living in the twilight zone.
• Oizen wrote on 2012-11-30 18:42
  Sure why not.
  
  The politicians have already been using the constitution as toliet papar for the past few years now, why stop now?
• Juno wrote on 2012-11-30 18:55

  Quote from Evaris;989516:

  Umm... isn't it a bad thing since NATO is trying to keep the internet free this time? And I say "NATO" because i'm referring to the majority of NATO countries are pledging to keep the internet off UN regulation. The EU, USA, Candada, Austrailia, and Japan have all pledged to keep the internet free.

  
  
  Sorry, meant the UN, not NATO @_@
• Joker wrote on 2012-11-30 19:16
  Signed..
• Evaris wrote on 2012-12-14 05:41
  As an update;
  In a stunning repudiation of a United Nations summit, an alliance of Western democracies including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada today rejected a proposed treaty over concerns it hands repressive governments too much authority over the Internet.
  "This conference was never meant to focus on Internet issues," said ambassador Terry Kramer, head of the U.S. delegation to the Dubai summit. "The Internet has given the world unimaginable economic and social benefit during these past 24 years -- all without U.N. regulation."
  Delegates from the Netherlands, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, the Philippines, Poland, and the Czech Republic also said they could not sign the proposed International Telecommunication Union treaty, which is scheduled to be finished by tomorrow. Kenya's delegate appeared to take the same position, saying "we reserve our rights" to "go back home and do more consultations" before signing, and India has signaled it agrees with the U.S. position. Japan's delegation said it needed to consult with Tokyo before proceeding.
  -Cnet http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559034-38/u.n-summit-implodes-as-u.s-others-spurn-internet-treaty/
• Hannibal wrote on 2012-12-14 09:01
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  Why don't we take the internet, and move it somewhere else.