Google is adding its voice to a chorus of opposition to a proposal to update the International Telecommunication Union treaty in a way that could give governments more power to restrict the flow of information online. Next week, members of the ITU — the UN organization that oversees international communication policy — will gather in Dubai for the World Conference on International Telecommunications. While there, they will review proposals to refresh the International Telecommunications Regulations treaty, which hasn’t been updated since 1988.
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Google Stirs Up Resistance to UN Internet Regulation
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani November 26, 2012 03:37 PMGoogle is adding its voice to a chorus of opposition to a proposal to update the International Telecommunication Union treaty in a way that could give governments more power to restrict the flow of information online. Next week, members of the ITU — the UN organization that oversees international communication policy — will gather in Dubai for the World Conference on International Telecommunications. While there, they will review proposals to refresh the International Telecommunications Regulations treaty, which hasn’t been updated since 1988.