[governance] Egypt and Internet Governance

[parminder]

Norbert Bollow wrote:
>> In message <C96B527E.15C5D%ian.peter at ianpeter.com>, at 17:38:06 on Sun, 
>> 30 Jan 2011, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> writes
>>     
>>> To me the first basic rule in these situations is that companies should be
>>> required and should agree to act only on judicial orders, not to political
>>> pressure.
>>>       
>
> I strongly support pushing for a "code of conduct" of some kind
> that incorporates this principle.
>   

IGC supported workshop on 'Transnational (or trans-border) enforcement 
of a new information order – Issues of rights and democracy' at IGF 
Vilinus addressed this issue at length - meaning that any interference 
with Internet content could only be done through a clear judicial process.

see transcript at   - 
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/102-transcripts2010/702-56 


There was a great degree of support for this in the room, including by 
the BBC and EBU representative in the room. A rep of Brazil gov, also 
supporting such a process, said that in Brazil this was the way it got 
done.

There was also discussion on the desirability of a global code to ensure 
that any interference to the Internet is only made through a due 
process. Milton and I shared a joke of doing a road show together across 
the globe to drum support for such a code :)

Parminder
> Roland Perry <roland at internetpolicyagency.com> replied:
>   
>> And what if the Judge has no choice but to rubber-stamp a piece of paper 
>> where the government is declaring (under laws previously drawn up by 
>> politicians) that it's a national emergency?
>>     
>
> This kind of situation can only addressed by taking whatever
> measures are necessary for ensuring the wide availability of
> reasonably inexpensive communication technology of a kind
> that is so non-centralized that it cannot practically be
> suppressed or censored.
>
> When such technology is readily available for purposes of
> political communication, that will greatly decrease the
> incentive even for police-state regimes to create "national
> emergency" laws for easy internet consorship or even an
> internet shut-down like Egypt seems to be attempting.
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
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