Imagine A UN-Run Internet

Posted by timothy on Monday November 10, 2003 @11:37AM from the nightmare-material dept.

Damon Dimmick writes "Small countries in the United Nations have been arguing to put the Internet under the control of the UN so that countries can more easily monitor (read: control) Internet content. It's on hold for now, but this could become a very real censorship problem, very soon. Some nations have gone so far as to suggest "monitoring boards" for internet content. Here is the link to the Financial Times article. It briefly describes the current situation. Just something to keep an eye on."

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Article 19, Universal Declaration of Human Rights by LionKimbro · 2003-11-10 12:06 · Score: 5, Informative

Article 19

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.