US to UN: Hands off our Internet

A day after its strident disputes over the Disabilities Treaty, Congress united today to send a strong anti-regulation message to delegates gathered for the UN talks on telecommunications:  From The Hill:

The House on Wednesday unanimously passed a Senate resolution introduced by Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) that calls on the U.S. government to oppose United Nations control of the Internet. The 397-0 vote is meant to send a signal to countries meeting at a U.N. conference on telecommunications this week. Participants are meeting to update an international telecom treaty, but critics warn that many countries’ proposals could allow U.N. regulation of the Internet.

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