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2012 Hearing Video : International Proposals to Regulate the Internet
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Internet Governance Coalition quoted in New York Times article: “At U.N., China Tries to Influence Fight Over Internet Control”
Over the last six months, United Nations diplomats have negotiated over the text of a document set to define the policies and frameworks of how the Internet is governed in the future, and who has a role in the process.The final version presented on Wednesday before the General Assembly contains a word that civil society…
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Circle ID article: Internet Governance in Transition: The ITU as a Battleground for Rival Visions
During the past few years, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has been a battleground where governments promote rival visions of how the Internet should be governed. Although there has been a recent cease-fire as Internet governance debates have focused more on the role of ICANN, those skirmishes may soon restart at the ITU. Indeed, Internet-related…
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in ZDNet “US hands over control of internet on schedule – despite last-ditch protests”
“The US government on Saturday ceded control over the internet’s naming system, despite concerted attempts to stop the long-planned transition. If you believe recent arguments by Republic Senator Ted Cruz and a lawsuit by four Republican state attorneys general, the Obama Administration just handed US government control of the internet to Russia and China and…