What is at stake?
"A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet. Governments alone, working behind closed doors, should not direct its future.
The billions of people around the world who use the Internet should have a voice. "
a free and open world depends on a free and open Internet
L Internet allows 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 jurisdictions support. free and open Internet.
There is a game increasingly on Internet freedom. Forty-two countries filter and censor content. In just the past two years, governments have adopted 19 new laws threatening freedom of expression.
Some of these governments are trying to use a closed-door meeting in December to regulate the Internet.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) brings together regulators from around the world to re-negotiate a decades-old communications treaty.
proposed changes to the treaty could increase censorship and threaten innovation.
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 fees to reach people across borders. This could limit access to information -. Particularly in emerging markets
The ITU is the wrong place to make decisions about the future of Internet
.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 do not vote.
The ITU is also secret. The conference and proposals are confidential treated
Internet policy should work like the Internet - Open .. and inclusive
governments alone should not determine the future of the Internet. The billions of people worldwide who use the Internet, and the experts that build and maintain, should be included
For example, at the Forum on Internet Governance, everyone can participate and everyone can speak. - A government official has the same influence as an individual.
people around the world are standing up for freedom.
users, experts and organizations around the world have voiced their opposition to governments regulating the Internet through the ITU.
Add your voice in support of the free and open Internet
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