[governance] BBC: May setting out plans to monitor internet use in UK

[Avri Doria]

I thought WCIT was a vote, not consensus.

If it was consensus I would have little concern, but with a vote I have more. And as I say I am much more concerned about the protocol issues than numbering issues and these more than any naming issues.

I know that you and the NYT have told me I need have no concern, but for now I just don't see it that way.

avri


Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> Whilst experts discuss Internet freedom, democracy and governance in
>a
>> multi-stakeholder environment in Stockholm, politicians work on
>another
>> agenda...
>
>Right. Right. Right. This is why the ITU conspiracy talk irritates me
>so much. National govts - of all types and stripes - are objectively a
>far greater threat to Internet freedom. Not that the ITU is no threat
>at all, but it can't do much without a fairly wide consensus among
>national govt members, and the inordinate amount of attention devoted
>to it has certain features of a diversionary tactic.
>
>> Personal comment: if democratic countries do this, what message does
>> this send to undemocratic countries?
>
>Exactly. 


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