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Don't let the UN steal the Internet
ZD Net ^ | 8/28/2012 | David Gewirtz

Posted on 08/29/2012 7:22:08 AM PDT by darrellmaurina

Summary: If the UN seizes control of the Internet, they'll take the Internet from the voices of freedom and give it to nations who'd prefer to either kill it or refashion it into another tool of state control.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censorship; internet; internettax; islam; netneutrality; un; unitednations

1 posted on 08/29/2012 7:22:08 AM PDT by darrellmaurina
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To: Jim Robinson; wagglebee; xzins; AmericanInTokyo; Lazlo in PA; Antoninus; TigerLikesRooster; ...
I'm not normally a huge fan of techies when it comes to politics, but on this point I think the ZDNet correspondent has it right. This has potentially important implications for Free Republican and many other conservative websites.

To put the infrastructure of the Internet under the control of the United Nations is to risk Chinese-style political censorship, or morality-related censorship such as that of Saudi Arabia and Arab states, that would make the worst fears of conservatives about Barack Obama look mild by comparison.

Likely? No. But it is something to keep on the radar screen to prevent it from getting traction.

2 posted on 08/29/2012 7:35:46 AM PDT by darrellmaurina
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To: darrellmaurina

I wish that “worldwide conservatives” would create their “own” UN, and show the UN how things SHOULD be done, all over the world.


3 posted on 08/29/2012 7:40:01 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: darrellmaurina

Where’s the lolcats pic, stealing our internets?


4 posted on 08/29/2012 7:43:11 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the tumbril wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: darrellmaurina

“To put the infrastructure of the Internet under the control of the United Nations is to risk Chinese-style political censorship, or morality-related censorship such as that of Saudi Arabia and Arab states, that would make the worst fears of conservatives about Barack Obama look mild by comparison.”

Very important but at least equally important is this would give the UN the power to tax the internet. As long as the UN lacks the power to tax, it will be a minor nuisance. Once the UN can levy taxes, then it will become a major threat with the capability of creating it’s own military.

One of the main reason the UN supports climate change is that it creates the opportunity for a global tax on energy.


5 posted on 08/29/2012 7:43:56 AM PDT by DugwayDuke
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To: darrellmaurina

It’s not so much them stealing the internet as it is ODrama and his ilk surrendering it / handing it over.


6 posted on 08/29/2012 8:25:35 AM PDT by theDentist (FYBO/FUBO; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: darrellmaurina

Americans need to tell them ....”If you want a internet, go develop your own”, but Obama the muslim wants to give it to his brethren.

Oh, I forgot, Islam has yet to contribute one thing to modern man.

They are farther ahead riding on our backs. Maybe a better idea is to flick the power switch for them. “OFF”.


7 posted on 08/29/2012 8:40:31 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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