[ALAC] John Kerry Calls For The Internet To Be Placed Under The Authority Of The United Nations

gbruen at knujon.com gbruen at knujon.com
Thu May 21 15:12:29 UTC 2015


The source is a little odd. If the end-times are a-coming this is the 
least of my concerns.


On 5/21/15 6:10 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Sorry, but the article is crap.
>
> Please read Kerry's remarks first-hand 
> <http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/05/242553.htm>. The UN is 
> mentioned only once in the speech, and in no way related to control.
>
> Instead, he says:
>
>     "That’s why we have to be wary of those who claim that the system
>     is broken or who advocate replacing it with a more centralized
>     arrangement – where governments would have a monopoly on the
>     decision-making. That’s dangerous. Now, I don’t know what you
>     think, but I am confident that if we were to ask any large group
>     of internet users anywhere in the world what their preferences
>     are, the option “leave everything to the government” would be at
>     the absolute bottom of the list. Because of the dynamic nature of
>     this technology, new issues are constantly on the horizon – but
>     the multi-stakeholder approach remains the fairest and the best,
>     most effective way to be able to resolve those challenges."
>
>
> (Thanks to Dan York of the Internet Society for the transcription, 
> which was used in the ISOC Skype chat in which the UN claim was 
> thoroughly debunked.)
>
> - Evan
>
>
> On 21 May 2015 at 11:42, Ali Almeshal <dralialmeshal at gmail.com 
> <mailto:dralialmeshal at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     John Kerry Calls For The Internet To Be Placed Under The Authority
>     Of The United Nations
>
>     http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=33147
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>
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