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Story: Keep Internet out of UN control, says US

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Posted by: johnjc (Wednesday 19 October 2005, 2:00 PM)

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Notwithstanding that the UN is probably not competent to manage the Internet, I'm surprised that Oldater is not speaking out against the control of the Internet by a single global power which does not appear to hold itself accountable to the rest of the world's interests in respect of all software matters. Highly undemocratic for a nation seeking to impose its will (version of democracy) on the world, even if the world does not agree.

It is not a big step to world domination.

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