Dictators and tyrants, who have always silenced their critics and suppressed independent media, have long had a goal of “international” control over the Internet. Now the stage is set for them to achieve that goal. UN members have called for a UN agency called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to replace America’s authority and challenge an open Internet. One critic calls the ITU “the chosen vehicle for regimes for whom the free and open Internet is seen as an existential threat.” According to the Wall Street Journal, many UN member-nations want the ITU to outlaw anonymity on the Web (which would make it easier to identify dissidents) and to add a fee charged to providers when people gain access to the Web “internationally.” This, in effect, would create a tax on U.S.-based sites such as Google and Facebook. The unspoken aim is to discourage global Internet companies from giving everyone equal access. ACT! For America isn’t going to take this lying down. If the Internet is silenced, liberty will be silenced. If those who oppose tyranny are prevented from delivering their message, it is the same as being bound and gagged.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:29:15 +0000
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