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Would something like a United States Constitutional Amendment do anything to stop all these talks about making the Internet less free?
by quangv 15y ago
Would something like a United States Constitutional Amendment do anything to stop all these talks about making the Internet less free?
- corford 15y agoHmm actually I think something along those lines would be a great idea. Some sort of Geneva Convention style treaty (but with more binding teeth) that lays out a list of fundamental principles and rights for the internet that all countries agree to adhere i.e. go over the head of the ITU.
- wmf 15y agoBut most countries don't want that and thus they just wouldn't sign it.
- corford 15y agoWell I guess that's where people power comes in (or revolution!). If the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, NZ and most of the good countries in South America and Asia signed it, that would be enough for me. The Iran's of this world can have their own walled garden if they want.
- quangv 15y agoGood Points Corford... >Some sort of Geneva Convention style treaty (but with more binding teeth) that lays out a list of fundamental principles and rights for the internet that all countries agree to adhere i.e. go over the head of the ITU. That'll be awesome... ISP's have to be located in countries... I wonder if it's feasible to launch a "Free Internet" satellite or something...
- corford 15y agoISPs located in a country that has signed up to the treaty would have no issue communicating with other treaty member ISPs and since the idea is that most of the worlds decent countries are signed up to this new treaty, where's the problem?