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UN Wants To Regulate Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-will-work-out-swell dept.

LegendOfLink writes "News.com has good interview with the UN's ITU Director, Houlin Zhao, and his desire to regulate the internet. He says "One of the most important changes was the early stages, when the Internet started, when ICANN started in 1998. The purpose was to exclude governments (but that didn't work). People realize today that the governments worldwide have to play a role. People say the Internet flourished because of the absence of government control. I do not agree with this view. I argue that in any country, if the government opposed Internet service, how do you get Internet service? If there are any Internet governance structure changes in the future, I think government rules will be more important and more respected." "

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  1. Screw em shut it down. by MajorDick · · Score: 1, Troll

    All the US Bashers that abound on Slashdot (An American Site nonetheless) can pretty much eat their words when it comes to the internet, oh theyll say it wasnt the US blah Blah, ok whatever

    How is the UN going to "Take" Control ?

    I say if its in superceedence of US interests, shut them down, shut off any of their access to critical parts, let them manage their part of the world and whoever wants to follow,

    All in jest of course, but its idiot Politicians who think they are doing a "Public" service that generally do the MOST Harm.

  2. biTch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    paranoid conspiracy are 7000 users Of a sol1d dosne dying. See? It's

  3. and that role is.... by wardk · · Score: 1, Troll


    People realize today that the governments worldwide have to play a role

    yeah, stay the fuck away. THAT'S your role.

  4. Re:A chinese guy by terrygao · · Score: 0, Troll

    I cannot believe /. moderator will mod your most racist stupid comments.

    oh, by the way, you are an asshole.

  5. Re:No thanks, we are just fine w/o you. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    China trys to protect freedom by outlawing things that naturally go against freedom, such as religion or hatred.

    Now that doesn't mean that all religious people are going to use a clause in an old UN resolution to bomb your country, or are going to stop gay people from getting married, but all to often the most outspoken are those in power. Religion has undoubtedly caused more harm than good over the past thousand years or so. Television is the drug of the nation, and FOX makes up news when it's not eating propaganda, don't be surprised when China blocks access to what are essentially 'propaganda' channels. Personally there's nothing I like more than a the odd snuff movie or hard core kiddie pron, but I can see why some governments choose to ban it.