Details of global telecom conference leak
'The proposals are not classified, and it's not illegal to share them'
View ArticleA battle for Internet freedom as UN meeting nears
The drafting and debating of proposals in preparation for the Dubai conference have taken place largely behind closed doors.
View ArticleDefending the Virtual Multistakeholder Middle Earth
The Internet’s rapid evolution as a central change agent in global economics, politics, and society is well known, but the Internet’s governance structure is not.
View ArticleOpposition to U.N. Internet regulation languishes in Senate
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio had introduced an amendment to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 opposing efforts of countries within the U.N. to regulate the Internet.
View ArticleCountries gather through September to discuss UN Internet plans
Delegates vote on renegotiation of treaty that paved the way for the Internet
View ArticleUN must lead Internet regulation effort, says ITU head
The ITU is a UN agency that oversees satellite orbits and the international wireless spectrum
View ArticleUN Internet summit delegates affirm right to freedom of information online
The much-anticipated telecommunications summit in Dubai has garnered substantial criticism
View ArticleUS continues fight against Arab, Chinese and Russian push for UN Internet...
The U.S. and its allies have firmly opposed international regulation and censorship of content on the Internet
View ArticleStates postpone dreams of international control of the Internet
China, Russia and Arab states withdraw support after uproar
View ArticleIn 11th-hour announcement, US, UK and Canada decline to sign UN Internet treaty
'The U.S. must communicate that it is not able to sign the agreement'
View ArticleCountries conclude UN conference with two different visions for future of...
Countries split on whether to establish further control of web
View ArticleAmbassador: Iran helped make Internet access a ‘human right’
'Human rights are well understood to involve providing rights to individuals'
View ArticleITU in search of relevance in Internet age
The ITU’s standard setting is no more responsible for the international success of the Internet, than then-Senator Al Gore was for “inventing the Internet.”
View ArticleMcDowell praised as he departs FCC
Commissioner gives no reason for leaving after seven years of service
View ArticleNSA surveillance leaks damage Obama administration’s Internet freedom agenda
NSA surveillance scandal 'definitely undermines' U.S. Internet freedom efforts
View ArticleRussia uses Snowden leaks to justify internet crackdown
Officials now calling for limitations on placing Russian data on foreign servers
View ArticleReport: Obama ramped up cyberattacks against Iran
The New York Times reported Friday that Obama ramped up cyber attacks against Iran as part of a larger program called Olympic Games, first started under President Bush
View ArticleRep. Terry calls net neutrality advocates hypocrites for opposing U.N....
Many Democrats along with public interest groups and some tech firms countered that net neutrality rules are necessary
View ArticleReport: European U.N. proposal looks to tax U.S.-based websites
It's not clear how much the taxes levied by the ETNO's plan would total per year, but observers expect them to be in the billions of dollars.
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