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Surely the "evil shadowy governments" are not meeting under the explicit auspices of "curtailing internet freedom." What are the "pro" arguments for the meeting
by ikawe 14y ago
Surely the "evil shadowy governments" are not meeting under the explicit auspices of "curtailing internet freedom." What are the "pro" arguments for the meeting?
- taejo 14y agoAIUI, the pro argument is that the Internet is international and should be controlled by an international body rather than the US government.
- wmf 14y agoOne of the ITU's goals is "development", meaning rich countries/companies should subsidize Internet infrastructure deployment (actually corrupt PTTs) in developing countries. The phone network already works this way, but that gravy train is coming to an end. Another goal is "diversity/localism", meaning each country should be able to impose its own values on the Internet (e.g. the great firewalls of China, Iran, Saudi Arabia). Since this already exists, it's not clear why regulations need to be changed to allow it.
- Evbn 14y agoSo companies can say "not our fault" when they provide services to enemies of the US/humanity.