Google asks to vote against censorship and restrictions on the Internet

The search giant has launched a campaign, the purpose of which is to collect Internet signatures against the decision of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is scheduled to meet on December 3 of this year and at which its members intend to change the organization’s regulations.

The meaning of the changes is that they justify governmental censorship of statements and restriction of access to the network to everyone. It also provides that services such as YouTube, Facebook and Skype will have to pay government fees for the transfer of information across state borders.

At the same time, the situation is greatly complicated by the fact that ITU has a closed nature - the meeting materials and proposals for changes are classified. At the same time, “engineers, development companies and ordinary people who develop and use the Internet cannot influence ITU decisions”.
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In this regard, Google asks all who have the opportunity to vote against the planned changes.

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In a free world without borders, the Internet should be accessible. The ability to influence the fate of the Internet should be not only among governments, but also of billions of Internet users and technicians around the world.

UPD : Obstinate hacked me and told me that she, along with a like-minded person, touched by Google's request to join the action, installed Habr's page with this topic in order to ensure that even people far from the resource could learn about the problem.



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