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Congress declares opposition to UN takeover of the Internet

Congress certainly can't agree on much, but we've now discovered what it will unite for: opposing a United Nations "takeover" of the Internet. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted unanimously (397-0) against the...

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Thursday, December 6th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Congress Demands United Nations Keep Hands off Internet

The House on Wednesday unanimously passed a Senate resolution calling on the United States to oppose the United Nations gaining control of the internet. The resolution vote by the House, which follows a similar...

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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 Net News No Comments

In U.N. Speech, Assange Demands U.S. End Persecution of WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addresses a meeting via videolink from Ecuador’s London embassy during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) In a rambling speech to...

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Thursday, September 27th, 2012 Net News No Comments

UN doesn’t want to take over Internet, does want to help telcos profit

Hamadoun Touré is the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union. Violaine Martin In a speech on Wednesday , the head of the International Telecommunications Union, an agency of the United Nations, explicitly...

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Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Assange Breached Bail in Seeking Asylum, British Police Say

The Metropolitan Police in London, United Kingdom, say that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in breach of his bail conditions by staying overnight at the Ecuadorian embassy, where he sought political asylum on...

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Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 Net News No Comments

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