Will the U.S. Lose Control of the Internet?

MattSparkes writes "The first UN-sponsored Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting is taking place next week in Athens, which aims to 'contribute to a better understanding of how the internet can be used to its full potential.' It is likely that several countries will object to the US monopoly on Internet governance, as they did at the last meeting, where the US cited fears of a loss of freedom of speech as the reason for retaining power. Other topics to be discussed include online security, access for non-English users and spam."

Comments

Re:The US is the lesser of two evils

[DorianBrytestar]

So your point is to let more restrictive people decide what should be allowed becaues the less restrictive group in charge now could possibly become more restrictive in the future?

Re:Who would you trust?

[Das Modell]

Freedom of speech is a mere illusion in many countries ranked "better" than the US. I want to see the US govern the Internet, instead of the UN or EU which are both hopelessly corrupt and inefficient.

Re:Who would you trust?

[Das Modell]

Yet another fucktard mods me flamebait without providing any arguments to back it up. Slashdot's moderating system should be scrapped.