How does one regulate the internet without infringing on freedom of speech and privacy? IT has been a contentious issue since the dawn of the internet. Private companies want the government to stay out of regulating what they consider the last frontier and government wants the power to regulate in different ways the internet and the industries within it. Many nations want the U.N to take responsibility of watching over the internet and imposing rules and laws. nay nations view the current web as dominated by U.S. firms and academic institutions that threaten to influence their own populations in a negative way. Who do you think should regulate the internet?
Further Reading:
-http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/tech-giants-warn-of-threats-to-free-and-profitable-internet/2012/05/30/gJQAkuxx2U_story.html?hpid=z2
Further Reading:
-http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/tech-giants-warn-of-threats-to-free-and-profitable-internet/2012/05/30/gJQAkuxx2U_story.html?hpid=z2