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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.
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UN Web Site Browser 2
Access the United Nations Web site. TAGS: U.N.
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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
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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
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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, server, U.S., government, address, database
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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, Minnesota, influence, resolution, senator, domain name, agency, tax
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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, Gulf of Mexico, ocean, food
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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.
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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.
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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, U.S., domain name, blog
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, expression, influence, nation, domain name, U.S.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.