Talks begin on Internet regulation

[dArKeR]

GENEVA — International negotiations have begun on how and whether to manage the Internet, along with associated problems such as junk e-mail and pornography.

Organizers said a two-week meeting, which began this week, aims to narrow differences among countries ahead of the World Summit on the Information Society in mid-December.

The summit, organized by the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union, seeks common policy on using information technology to create greater prosperity.

The current plan includes protecting minors from harmful content and assuring confidentiality of personal information, while addressing unsolicited e-mail, known as spam.

http://theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030919.gtnetsep19/BNStory/Technology/

These guys could care less about spam(which we all surely can accept for an unregulated Internet), they look at porn more than CIA Director John Deutch, and they don't even protect children from prostitution, starvation or disease in Africa, South America, America, Mexico, Asia, or Iraq;

We know what this is about: control of information so that they can keep power and make profits from their world juntas.

[saigon68]

1. Thought control by the ruling and corporate classes

Nothing more.

Hitler, Goebbels and Joe Stalin could not be applauding more loudly.

[oneighty]

2. We already live

in a society where careful talk is necessary.

Where public criticism of Bush* is done with caution.

"Watch what you say, watch what you do" was not an idle suggestion.

With this bunch it could get much worse.

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[Democat]

3. Pornography is an "associated problem"?

I always learned adult material was "free speech". I'm surprised they didn't mention "hate speech" too.

Maybe they should concentrate on things like child porn, poverty, war, and slavery, and leave free speech on the internet alone.

[NashVegas]

4. What Ever Happened to the Blue Ribbon Brigade?

I miss them.