02.12.2014 - 15:39 [ Register ]

Arab States make play for greater government control of the internet

(16. Oktober) In a late submission [PDF] to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meeting in Busan, South Korea, the 22 states collectively asked for revisions to two key internet resolutions. (..)

Most significant is insertion of text that argues “policy authority for international internet-related public policy issues is the sovereign right of states.” In other words, only governments should decide on online issues.