> In 2012, the United States refused to sign an international telecommunications treaty, supported by both Russia and China, that would shift the Internet away

> In 2012, the United States refused to sign an international telecommunications treaty, supported by both Russia and China, that would shift the Internet away from its current U.S.-centric form of governance. As the linked article expounds upon, this statement is strictly true but does not give a very good picture of the situation. It was rejected on free speech grounds, and not just by the US.