I had just logged onto Google,and saw this.
"Love the free and open internet?Tell the world's government to keep it that way."
My first thought was Sopa.
~The internet has connected more than two billion people around the world.
~Some governments want to use a closed-door meeting in December to increase censorship and regulate the Internet.
~Join together to keep the Internet free and open.
Congress,the internet isn't for your taking!
Stand up for the web!
~The Internet empowers everyone — anyone can speak, create, learn, and share. It is controlled by no one — no single organization, individual, or government. It connects the world. Today, more than two billion people are online — about a third of the planet.
~But not all governments support the free and open Internet.
There is a growing backlash on Internet freedom. Forty-two countries filter and censor content. In just the last two years, governments have enacted 19 new laws threatening online free expression.
~The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is bringing together regulators from around the world to re-negotiate a decades-old communications treaty.
~Some proposals could permit governments to censor legitimate speech — or even allow them to cut off Internet access.
Other proposals would require services like YouTube, Facebook, and Skype to pay new tolls in order to reach people across borders. This could limit access to information — particularly in emerging markets.
~Only governments have a voice at the ITU. This includes governments that do not support a free and open Internet. Engineers, companies, and people that build and use the web have no vote.
The ITU is also secretive. The treaty conference and proposals are confidential.
~Governments alone should not determine the future of the Internet. The billions of people around the globe that use the Internet, and the experts that build and maintain it, should be included.
For example, at the Internet Governance Forum, anyone can attend and anyone can speak — a government official has the same influence as an individual.
~Users, experts and organizations from around the world have voiced their opposition to governments regulating the Internet through the ITU.
The internet has come so far. Now it's all at stake. Don't let the government steal it away!
#StandUp
I do not own most of the writing above,for I copied it from Google. Add your voice at-https://www.google.com/intl/en/takeaction/!
