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UN Official Says UN Not Taking Over Internet

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the our-hands-are-clean dept.

kaufmanmoore writes "Hamadoun Toure, the new head of the UN's International Telecommunications Union says that he does not plan to take over governance of the internet and leave it up to groups like ICANN. In his statement he says that the ITU will instead focus on bridging the digital divide, internet security and standardize broadband communications. When asked about Chinese censorship Toure said that issue is beyond the mandate of the ITU."

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  1. Like they could by Gothmolly · · Score: -1, Troll

    The UN can't manage itself. There's so many con-artists, thieves and rapists in there it makes the US prison system look like kindergarten.

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  2. As for the Chinese... by Mopar93 · · Score: 0, Troll

    When asked about Chinese censorship Toure said that issue is beyond the mandate of the ITU

    China should be disconnected from the rest of the world and have it's own Internet. No more spammers and hackers operating out of China.

    But then, where would it stop? Separate Korea and Russia too?

    If the UN wants to help out, they should get their brains together and come up with an international plan to require these countries to put a stop to spammers and hackers.

    Can you tell I hate spammers?

    -Maurice

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  3. Re:As has been said before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    with a french accent) Hehehe mes amis les americains, I hate to say "we told you so", but... have fun in Iraq. And now you want to send in MORE troops? You reinforce successes, not failures. Strategy 101.

    That is hilarious. Like anybody should really listen to the French for military advice?

    The Complete Military History of France.