US Offers New Plans 1 Month Before UN Meeting To Regulate Web

Velcroman1 writes "Slashdotters have been reading for months about the upcoming ITU conference next month in Dubai, which will propose new regulations and restrictions for the Internet that critics say could censor free speech, levy tariffs on e-commerce, and even force companies to clean up their 'e-waste' and make gadgets that are better for the environment. Concerns about the closed-door event have sparked a Wikileaks-style info-leaking site, and led the State Department on Wednesday to file a series of new proposals or tranches seeking to ensure 'competition and commercial agreements — and not regulation' as the meeting's main message. Terry Kramer, the chief U.S. envoy to the conference, says the United States is against sanctions. '[Doing nothing] would not be a terrible outcome at all,' Kramer said recently."

Re:What will preserve Internet as we know it

[jittles]

I think we can all agree that War and Peace was a very long and dry book. The fact that there is no UN resolution stating the same is due to the fact that Russia and the former USSR have veto power in the UN.

Re:Anything that comes out of the UN

[Dishevel]

Cool. So we will just talk about reputations that are earned.
The US. Does not give a shit about anything outside the US.
France
A stuck up surrender Monkey country that can not figure out why guaranteeing jobs for life could be a bad thing.
Germany
Nazi fuckers that want to rule the world and have great need for really freaky sex.
Israel
Bad ass little fuckers that are US puppets.
Saudi Arabia
Terrorist bastards that hate women.
Iraq
Terrorist bastards that hate women.
Iran
Terrorist bastards that hate women.
Afghanistan
Terrorist bastards that hate women.
Pakistan
Terrorist bastards that hate women.
Syria
Terrorist bastards that hate women.
Egypt
Terrorist bastards that hate women.
UK
Tea sucking bastards that taxed the US in to freedom.
Ireland
Terrorist bastards that hate not drinking.
Scotland
Drinkers that wear dresses.
Russia
Vodka drinkers that sell their women.

Need I go on?