The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada are among the countries refusing to sign a United Nations treaty on telecommunications and the Internet. Trouble at the World Conference on International Telecommunications began earlier this week when many participants took issue with the way a proposal to encourage governments to expand Internet access was put to vote and then approved. Many countries, including the U.S., do not want any language referencing the Internet in the treaty. The fear is that some of the proposals would lead to Internet censorship.
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US Leads Internet Freedom Fighters in Treaty Resistance
Posted by: Erika Morphy December 14, 2012 04:17 PMThe United States, the United Kingdom and Canada are among the countries refusing to sign a United Nations treaty on telecommunications and the Internet. Trouble at the World Conference on International Telecommunications began earlier this week when many participants took issue with the way a proposal to encourage governments to expand Internet access was put to vote and then approved. Many countries, including the U.S., do not want any language referencing the Internet in the treaty. The fear is that some of the proposals would lead to Internet censorship.