People around the world are standing up for freedom. Pledge to support a free and open Internet.
Google Transparency ReportThe Transparency Report provides insight on how government actions can affect the free flow of information online. It shows traffic patterns to Google services and discloses data about requests to remove content or for account information.
Starting from today (3/12), in Dubai, a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to attend a meeting at the International Telecommunications Conference (WCIT 2012) to determine the future of the site. The future of the internet can be determined by politicians and representatives of the government when they talk about plans to reform the 25-year-old policy of ITU. According to ITU members want to add new rules to the law, the new law allows the members can set up Internet filters on their country.
According to Google, a free and open world depends on an open Internetcung and freedom. Internet empowers everyone - anyone can speak, creativity, learning and sharing. Internet is not controlled by anyone - not an organization, individual or government. Internet connection in the world. Today, more than two billion Internet users - nearly a third of people on the planet.
What is at stake?Not all governments to support the free and open Internet. Forty-two countries filter and censor content on the internet. Within two years, the government has issued 19 new laws threaten freedom of speech on the web, the government is trying to use closed-door meeting on January 12 to strengthen the management of the Internet.
The proposed changes to the treaty could allow censorship and threaten innovation. Some proposals could allow governments to censor legitimate spokesperson - or even allow them to terminate Internet access. Other proposals would require services such as YouTube, Facebook and Skype to pay new fees for access to those in other countries. This can limit the access to information - particularly in emerging markets.
ITU is not the place to make decisions about the future of the Internet. Where only the new government have a voice at the ITU. Including the government did not support the free and open Internet engineers, construction companies and the web and use with no voting rights.
What we do?Every Internet policy must also act as open and inclusive Internet. The government should not decide the future of the Internet. Billions of people worldwide use the Internet; professionals build and maintain Internet should be involved.
Right now, people can contribute their best to please speak out against internet censorship and jointly pledged support for a free and open Internet. You can send your voice via the channel Google Take Action at
http://www.google.com/intl/en/takeaction/ or send your comments via channel
http://www.freeandopenweb.com .