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United Nations ponders Net's future

March 26, 2004 An international gathering spotlights criticism of U.S. dominance and feels out avenues for change. But some say a bureaucracy on the scale of the U.N.'s would only hamstring innovation. TAGS: U.N., summit, VeriSign Inc., involvement, Vint Cerf, domain name, privacy, U.S., process, server

Who should govern the Net?

March 26, 2004 A U.N. summit ends with a consensus that developing countries must have more influence on the way the Internet is run, but conclusions about what should be done are vague. TAGS: U.N., summit, developing country, agreement

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, China, domain name, U.S., blog

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., domain name, Zimbabwe, Bush Administration, concern, U.S., analysis, agreement

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, objection, Bush Administration, influence, Minnesota, senator, resolution, domain name, tax, agency

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., laptop computer, conference, photograph

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, forum, Bush Administration, U.S., agreement, management, U.K., China

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, Greece, China, regulation, law, technology company, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

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, U.N., delegate, Zimbabwe, 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., summit, Bush Administration, influence, tax, U.S., president

Clashes precede Net governance showdown

November 14, 2005 Days before a global Internet summit begins in Tunisia, watchdog groups report rocky encounters with authorities. TAGS: summit, Borders Books & Music, journalist, authority, U.N., participant, government, leader, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

U.S. protests Net summit crackdown

November 18, 2005 Bush administration protests Tunisia's crackdown on physical meetings and Web sites at a U.N. summit. Photo: Annan defends U.N. summit TAGS: summit, U.N., regime, police, freedom, U.S.

The bust-up in Tunisia

November 19, 2005 Internet watchdog Sean O'Siochru found a climate of repression as the world gathered to debate Net liberties. TAGS: summit, U.N., freedom, president
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