Congress Wants The UN To Control The Internet.

Congress to consider giving more control of the Internet to UN.

Critics say plan would make it easier for other countries to silence dissidents

The U.S. government is trying to drum up support, both domestically and internationally, to preserve a decentralized Internet.

Go to ****ing hell, Congress. I'm so sick of them & this Government that keeps taking away our rights one by one. Either fire/abolish them along with the Republican/Democratic parties, etc.

Ugh. I'm just so mad right now...

Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.chessmaster1989

What rights are being taken away?

"The U.S. government is trying to drum up support, both domestically and internationally, to preserve a decentralized Internet."

Isn't that a good thing? Am I missing something? :?

That's just what we need, a do-nothing international faff-about organization with a permanent security council controlling the last bastion of free speech on the Earth.Zeviander

How is this newskalparun

"The U.S. government is trying to drum up support, both domestically and internationally, to preserve a decentralized Internet."

Isn't that a good thing? Am I missing something? :?

leviathan91

I think that you should read this to get a better glimpse about it.

"The U.S. government is trying to drum up support, both domestically and internationally, to preserve a decentralized Internet."

Isn't that a good thing? Am I missing something? :?

leviathan91

I blame the Freemasons.

Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.chessmaster1989

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.jimkabrhel

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.kalparun

Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.chessmaster1989

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.airshocker

So much blank quoting ITT.

< 3 America

So much blank quoting ITT.

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coolbeans90

I want the internet to control congress

Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.chessmaster1989

Hey OP, just wanted to let you know that the title of your thread is almost the exact opposite of the message that the article you linked to is trying to get across.

It says there is going to be an international debate on the subject in Dubai and the fear among most US officials is that countries like China and Russia are going to use increased UN control to silence political dissidents, and the White House has already gone on record that they want ot keep the Internet as open and free as possible.

Never seen such violent agreement among the Gamespotian population.nocoolnamejim

Edit: And maybe video games.

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Never seen such violent agreement among the Gamespotian population.Stevo_the_gamer

Edit: And maybe video games.

"The U.S. government is trying to drum up support, both domestically and internationally, to preserve a decentralized Internet"

Then goes on to say:

"The House panel said in a memo released on Tuesday that there is bipartisan agreement that the United States should stand firm in opposing any treaty provisions at the WCIT that would give the U.N. substantial control of the Internet."

So I'm curious as to where OP got his title. The UN is simply having a debate, and our official stance opposes central governship. Congress wants the opposite.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Never seen such violent agreement among the Gamespotian population.LJS9502_basic

Edit: And maybe video games.

I agree with this decision by the UN.

The Internet is its current state is one big jungle where every idiot can write what he wants and do what he wants.

"The U.S. government is trying to drum up support, both domestically and internationally, to preserve a decentralized Internet"

Then goes on to say:

"The House panel said in a memo released on Tuesday that there is bipartisan agreement that the United States should stand firm in opposing any treaty provisions at the WCIT that would give the U.N. substantial control of the Internet."

So I'm curious as to where OP got his title. The UN is simply having a debate, and our official stance opposes central governship.

Blue-Sky

Oh you know... NWO, Congress is evil, blah, blah, blah.

I would like to see how the debates go on this.

So much blank quoting ITT.

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coolbeans90

I hope this never happens.

I agree with this decision by the UN.

The Internet is its current state is one big jungle where every idiot can write what he wants and do what he wants.

pariah3

Never seen such violent agreement among the Gamespotian population.nocoolnamejim

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Never seen such violent agreement among the Gamespotian population.Bloodseeker23

We should declare independence or something.

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Never seen such violent agreement among the Gamespotian population.Stevo_the_gamer

Aren't they both the same thing?

And what if we view that idiot to be you? Would you be ok if we silenced you?sSubZerOo

The Internet in its current state is a sewer and it needs supervision. That's because many people abuse the anonymity of the Internet to bully and harass others so someone obviously needs to keep an eye on on this system and prevent some of the abuses inherent on the Internet.

For example look at the English Wikipedia, the only free Enyclopedia on the Internet in the English language. The English Wikipedia currently has 4,101,913 articles but much of it is just false and repeating information intending to confuse the reader instead of giving them any true insight into the nature of things.

Now this truly calls for a revolution. Ignorant old congressmen supporting more control. F that S.

[QUOTE="Zeviander"]That's just what we need, a do-nothing international faff-about organization with a permanent security council controlling the last bastion of free speech on the Earth.kalparun

China, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, .etc probably don't have enough economic leverage to make the E.U. and U.S. agree to increased internet regulation, and the U.N. doesn't have the power to enforce such a thing on Europe and North America anyway.

Disagree with this. The role of the US government should be to preserve net neutrality and an open, uncensored Internet for the American people.chessmaster1989

For what it's worth. They probably wouldn't do anything...sorta like how they do nothing now...

The UN sucks and so does censorship. famicommander

But it's not censorship. Some censorship can actually be good.

Many Internet message boards a full of hostile and abusive people. I know this because I was bullied and mistreated on Internet message boards many times before.

So someone obviously needs to keep the Internet bullies in check.

Looks like the story in op's link is gone.

[QUOTE="famicommander"]The UN sucks and so does censorship. pariah3

But it's not censorship. Some censorship can actually be good.

Many Internet message boards a full of hostile and abusive people. I know this because I was bullied and mistreated on Internet message boards many times before.

So someone obviously needs to keep the Internet bullies in check.