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  1. Tech companies flex influence abroad at UN Internet conference

    By Kathryn Lucero Dec 3, 2012 10:30 a.m.

    Does management of the Internet need an upgrade? That's the question before representatives of governments, corporations and civil society groups at a two-week conference that opened today in the Persian Gulf city of Dubai.

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  2. UN agency releases controversial draft on treaty revising Internet regulation

    By Kathryn Lucero Jul 24, 2012 5:05 p.m.

    The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency charged with information and communications policy, last Friday released a batch of proposals--some quite controversial--submitted by member organizations and states in an attempt, the organization says, to become more transparent as it demands a bigger role in governing the Internet.

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  3. Could the United Nations squelch freedom on the Internet?

    By Kathryn Lucero Jun 29, 2012 12:56 p.m.

    Activists expressed concern this week that several United Nations proposals to regulate the Internet would undermine freedom and give too much control over the World Wide Web.

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