FCC to Congress: U.N.'s ITU Internet plans 'must be stopped'
Today's testimony from FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell to Congress explicitly reveals that the free and open Internet is under attack by the ITU.
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WCIT-12 leak shows Russia, China, others seek to define 'government-controlled Internet'
Leaked proposals from the U.N. WCIT-12 summit show Russia, China, and similar regimes are making a bid to define the Internet as a system of government-controlled networks. UPDATED.
U.S. now 'totally unified' in opposition of U.N. Internet governance
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U.N. WCIT-12 makes Syrian Internet blackout 'trivial' everywhere
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U.N. readies for protests on eve of secret Internet regulation treaty
With potential of becoming SOPA and CISPA on steroids a multinational U.N.-sponsored treaty will be decided behind closed doors in Dubai next Monday. Leaked documents show why everyone wants it stopped.