Reporters Without Borders has taken a delegation of cyber-dissidents to the U.N.'s preparatory meeting for the World Summit on Internet & Society this week. Global Voices is naturally concerned about efforts by governments that do not uphold free speech to interfere with internet governance. RWB has come out with an excellent set of recommendations that the U.N. should uphold if it wants any credibility at all when it comes to internet governance: (hat tip to B.A. Higgins) MORE STUFF: Committee to Protect Bloggers has a blogger's account from the WSIS meeting in Geneva. Much cause for concern about the situation in Tunisia, which will be hosting the next WSIS summit this Fall. Plus, more on Iranian bloggers from CPB, plus an Iranian writes about the plight of Iranian bloggers in the LA Times. Global Voices and the CPB welcomes any further links you may find from people blogging about the WSIS meeting, threats against bloggers, and online freedom of speech issues.
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2026-11-14 23:03:18 · Cedar Herald Index
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