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U.N. would cripple Internet

July 14, 2005 A reader responds to CNET News.com's article "Will the U.N. run the Internet?" TAGS: U.N.

U.N. report challenges Feds' control of Net

July 15, 2005 Long-awaited report says "no single government should have a pre-eminent role" in Internet governance. TAGS: U.N., government

Will the U.N. run the Internet?

July 11, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why an international political battle over control over the Internet is brewing. TAGS: U.N., Brazil, spam, domain name, China

Power grab could split the Net

October 3, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says a spat over who rules the domains could lead to a Balkanized Internet. TAGS: U.N., domain, Bush Administration, U.S., server, government, address, database

U.N. blasts Cisco, others on China cooperation

October 31, 2006 At summit, delegates target tech companies abiding by Chinese censorship policies, call for global free-speech regulations. China: We don't censor the Internet. Really TAGS: U.N., Cisco Systems Inc., summit, speech, regulation, China, technology company, law, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

China: We don't censor the Internet. Really

October 31, 2006 Chinese government official draws incredulous stares at U.N. summit when denying that the Great Firewall of China exists. TAGS: China, censorship, U.N., Google Inc.

Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet

October 19, 2005 The United Nations has no place controlling the Internet, says a Senate resolution introduced before a summit next month. TAGS: U.N., summit, Bush Administration, objection, influence, Minnesota, domain name, senator, resolution, agency, tax

At U.N. Internet summit, calls for change

November 2, 2006 Delegates at Athens summit tackle the dominance of English, censorship vs. free speech, and other issues. TAGS: summit, U.N., speech, U.S., China, domain name, blog

U.S. reaches Net detente with U.N.

November 16, 2005 United States won't give up Net management, but deal from United Nations summit in Tunisia creates new forum for more talks. Photo: Summit in Tunisia TAGS: U.N., summit, Bush Administration, agreement, management, U.S., forum, U.K., China

Internet showdown in Tunis

November 11, 2005 newsmaker U.S. ambassador David Gross heads to a U.N. conference to make a case to leave U.S. control over the Internet alone. Will the world listen? TAGS: U.N., Newsmaker, margin, domain name, U.S.

U.N. summit revives concerns about Net control

October 27, 2006 Diplomats head to Athens for a summit that will resume a long-simmering debate about the United States' role on the Internet. TAGS: summit, U.N., Zimbabwe, domain name, Bush Administration, concern, U.S., agreement, analysis

Who will be the keeper of the Net?

November 18, 2005 U.S. protests Net summit crackdown. Also: 'Digital divide' not so easy to close, Kenya finds. TAGS: summit, U.N., Bush Administration, U.S., conference, laptop computer, photograph

U.S.: No Net governance changes expected

January 16, 2007 Bush administration applauds United Nations official who says U.N. won't try to seize more control of the way the Net is run. TAGS: U.N., influence, U.S., Bush Administration

U.N. proposes changes to Net's operation

October 30, 2006 Official takes aim at "self-serving justifications" for permitting the U.S. to preserve its unique influence and authority online. TAGS: U.N., justification, influence, expression, nation, domain name, U.S.

Bush administration opposes U.N. Net control

October 21, 2005 One State Department official predicts: "In no way can we imagine a situation in which we will allow what works very well to be undone." TAGS: U.N., influence, Bush Administration, tax, U.S., president

China signs licensing pact with U.S., U.K.

December 15, 2006 Memorandum of understanding with four American and British trade associations aimed at enforcement of copyright. TAGS: China, U.N., U.K., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

U.N. delegates: English isn't good enough

November 1, 2006 Participants at Athens summit demand more internationalization, saying English language enjoys an unfair Net monopoly. TAGS: domain name, U.N., language, ASCII, character, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Troubled waters for ocean 'dead zones'

November 1, 2006 newsmaker Robert Diaz, a leading marine scientist working with the U.N., explains the increasing phenomenon of lifeless habitats. TAGS: oxygen, zone, U.N., water, ocean, Gulf of Mexico, food

FAQ: Tunisia summit and Internet governance

November 16, 2005 A last-minute deal at the world summit quelled debate, for now anyway, over Internet management. But what does it all mean and what's down the line? TAGS: summit, delegate, U.N., Zimbabwe, domain name, U.S.

A battle for the soul of the Internet

June 8, 2005 Tucows CEO Elliot Noss warns of a threat to cyberspace if international politics are allowed to trump sober judgment. TAGS: governance, U.N., domain name, resource, battle, IP address, IP, e-mail
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