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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
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sans-serif">This is an<a
href="https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech.pdf">
open letter to the UN Secretary General</a> initiated by
16 global and national level civil society networks and
organisations urging him to shelve plans for a High Level
Multistakeholder Body which, if set up, can be expected to
become the default apex global digital governance and
policy body. This body is proposed to have a private
funding model, with strong hints also at a 'pay to play'
model. It is but obvious that Big Tech will come to
dominate any such body. <br>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
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sans-serif">Quoting from the letter:</font></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
0.08in; line-height: 115%"><i> </i><font face="Calibri
Light, sans-serif"><i>Not only in developing countries
but also in the US and EU, calls for stronger
regulation of Big Tech are rising. At the precise
point when we should be shaping global norms to
regulate Big Tech, plans have emerged for an
‘empowered’ global digital governance body that will
evidently be dominated by Big Tech. Adding vastly to
its already overweening power, this new Body would
help Big Tech resist effective regulation, globally
and at national levels. Indeed, we face the
unbelievable prospect of ‘<b>a Big Tech led body for
Global Governance of Big Tech’</b>.</i></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri Light, sans-serif"> Two technical annexes
to the open letter explain the background of the matter in
considerable detail. <br>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
0.08in; line-height: 115%"><b><font face="Calibri Light,
sans-serif">This letter is open for endorsements, </font></b><font
face="Calibri Light, sans-serif">which can be done by
writing an email to </font><font color="#000080"><span
lang="zxx"><u><a class="western"
href="mailto:secretariat@justnetcoalition.org"><font
face="Calibri Light, sans-serif"><span
lang="en-GB">secretariat@justnetcoalition.org</span></font></a></u></span></font><font
face="Calibri Light, sans-serif"> or filling </font><font
color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western"
href="https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech-form"><font
face="Calibri Light, sans-serif"><span
lang="en-GB">this form</span></font></a></u></span></font><font
face="Calibri Light, sans-serif"> before midnight PST
(GMT-8) of the 7</font><sup><font face="Calibri Light,
sans-serif">th </font></sup><font face="Calibri Light,
sans-serif">of March.</font></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
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sans-serif">Please also do circulate to other groups and
networks where it may attract interest. <br>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
0.08in; line-height: 115%"><font face="Calibri Light,
sans-serif">The open letter may also be accessed at <a
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href="https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech.pdf">https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech.pdf</a><br>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
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sans-serif"><font face="Calibri light">French </font><font
face="Calibri light">text is at </font><font
face="Calibri light"><a
href="https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech-french.pdf">:
https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech-french.pdf</a>
and </font><font face="Calibri light">Spanish version
at - <a
href="https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech-spanish.pdf">https://justnetcoalition.org/big-tech-governing-big-tech-spanish.pdf</a></font>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.08in; margin-bottom:
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sans-serif">Please let us know if you have any questions
or comments regarding the above.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri Light, sans-serif">Best, parminder </font>
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