There has been some breathless news coverage recently of a supposed UN Plot to Control the Internet. This is false. Where this idea comes from and why it is wrong.
A vote on Capitol Hill today shows that Congress wants the Obama administration to productively engage in forthcoming negotiations at the World Conference on International Telecommunications.
India's tradition of free speech may be facing its biggest obstacle yet, following an end-of-year government push to require Internet giants Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google to filter its users content for "offensive" material.