There's a lot here that reminds me of why I'm suspicious of the UN. At this conference it seems that many countries treated concepts like "democracy", "human rights" and "transparency", as a veneer, not as concepts that they actually believed in but as weapons that they could cynically manipulate in order to get what they wanted. The following countries spoke in favor of a "human rights" proposal that would provide for a national right to access the Internet: Iraq, Lebanon, Iran, Togo, China, Sudan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Burundi.
Iran wants to create its own Halal Internet. China and Saudi Arabia are also notorious for their censorship regimes. Isn't there something wrong with restricting your citizen's access to the Internet and then turning around and demanding that others give you the right to access Internet resources?
Iran wants to create its own Halal Internet. China and Saudi Arabia are also notorious for their censorship regimes. Isn't there something wrong with restricting your citizen's access to the Internet and then turning around and demanding that others give you the right to access Internet resources?