[governance] U.S. - Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy

[David Conrad]

On Oct 26, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Paul Lehto <lehto.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
> But if one asks a more specific question, (others could surely phrase a better example here) like "Do you support a free, open internet with consistent worldwide laws and rules instead of a patchwork, fragmented internet?" the vast majority would say Yes.  

I suspect you are wrong.

I believe the vast majority want "consistent worldwide laws" to not promulgate content they personally deem "socially damaging" and they most definitely do not want someone from "over there" (including the UN) to define what "socially damaging" means.

In the mid-90s, one of the more eye opening experiences I had was sitting in a public community forum in a developing country listening to normal, everyday folks demand (quite forcefully) that the government take steps to limit access to content available on the Internet. Since that time, I have seen the same thing played out across numerous countries (including many liberal democracies).

The reality is that globally consistent laws (at least not laws defined by 'others') on the Internet is _not_ what people want..

Regards,
-drc

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