[governance] RE: On the process of proposing workshop themes

[Milton L Mueller]

Governments do not have any "rights;" they have powers. Only people have rights. Insofar as governmental powers are justified and just, they are held and exercised to secure rights for people.

Milton Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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Perhaps the workshop could address aspects related to the Rights of Governments, apart from focussing on the Rights of the Users?  Governments of the world might want to argue that they have a right to demand certain content removed - You Tube has faced such rights based requests in the recent past and now.

Governments would like to argue that they have a moral right to filter, and to censor inappropriate content ????

What is this "rights-based values and principles for internet governance" any way? Define rights, principles and then enact laws according to the agreed values and principles ???


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