ICANN Troubles At UN Summit On Internet

Internet Ninja writes "The UN/ITU-organized World Summit on the Information Society currently happening in Geneva, and in attendance is Paul Twomey from ICANN, who has been ejected from a preparatory meeting, along with all other non-governmental observers. Obviously Twomey wasn't happy about that, saying: 'At ICANN, anybody can attend meetings, appeal decisions or go to ombudsmen. And here I am outside a UN meeting room where diplomats, most of whom know little about the technical aspects, are deciding in a closed forum how 750 million people should reach the Internet. I am not amused.'" We've previously reported on this meeting, which may help decide governance of the Internet, albeit in the longer-term.

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Re:not good for the Internet

[Snoopy77]

Ahhh the fine lines between +1 funny, +1 insightful and -1 flamebait. I dance on the tightropes of /. moderation.

Still fighting the Gulf war on Slashdot.

[ericspinder]

While we are on another political discussion...

why Israel hasn't been invaded, based on the plethora of resolutions since 1967?

It has been invaded, a couple of times, they (Syria, Egypt, Lebonon) lost, badly.

What you may really mean is "why hasn't America invaded". There is no oil there don't you get it(ha, ha). So basicly you aren't for going to war against a murdurous dictator, but against a (relatively) democratic state, the only (well really closest to) democratic state in the region. Another often voiced attitude is "don't do it anywhere if you can't do it everywhere. Trust me we do try, but reality dictates that we can't. Beside anyone who thinks that it was Gulf War I and II, is blind it was really Parts I, II, III, we had been fighting a low grade war on Iraq since Kuwait was liberated. Don't get me wrong, I don't like Bush and I intend to vote against him again next year, but I aways find it amazing that some people "cannot see the forest for the trees".

Besides, if you still think that Isreal (Palistine) needs to be liberated, I suggest that you take it up with your own government, our (the U.S.) military is already a little over extended.

Sorry...

[Hank Reardon]

...but the idea of an organization in which Iran and China sit on the Human Rights committee "govern" the somewhat-open forum that is the Internet just gives me the shivers.

Say what you will regarding the lack of free speech in the US at the moment, but it's still defensible via the Supreme Court. The thought of an international incident coming from using the word "Nazi" in a Slashdot post is truly scary.

Political correctness can, for now, be somewhat trumped by rational individuals, but an international trial for "crimes" not even applicable to the country of the origin of the offense is way over the line.