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Europe Proposes International Internet Treaty

Posted by Soulskill on from the it-will-all-be-accessible-by-train dept.

Stoobalou writes "Europe has proposed an Internet Treaty to protect the Internet from the political interference which threatens to break it up. The draft international law has been compared to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which sought to prevent space exploration being pursued for anything less than the benefit of all human kind. The Internet Treaty would similarly seek to preserve the Internet as a global system of free communication that transcends national borders."

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  1. Re:Keep the government and politics out... by NevarMore · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Agreed.

    I just worry when the government gets involved because they only tool they have to solve problems is to legislate and regulate. Even passive "government shall not" regs lead to challenges which inevitably lead to more regulation.

    Using your free speech example, in many jurisdictions hate speech is regulated as is "shouting 'Fire!' in a theatre". The point is not to get into a debate as to whether or not those are constitutional, its to show that "shall not" laws are still laws and sooner or later it'll get in the way.

  2. Re:Europe has a history of censorship by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why is that so hard for the rest of the world to get right?

    The fact that you seem to honestly think that the US got this right made me laugh out loud.

    I'm continuously amazed by the ability of some people to fool themselves.