Google Taking Its Fight for Internet Freedom to the Public

Google Taking Its Fight for Internet Freedom to the Public

By Todd R. Weiss  |  Posted 2012-11-26

As governments worldwide prepare to meet Dec. 3 to discuss the future of the Internet, Google is reminding citizens to make their own views known.

Google is using its power, influence and online might to sound the alarm for Internet openness and freedom to individual users around the world as leaders of many nations prepare to meet to discuss how the Internet should be regulated in the years to come.
"Starting Dec. 3, the world’s governments meet behind closed doors to discuss the future of the Internet," wrote Google in a post on Google+. "This meeting of the International Telecommunication Union, or ITU, will take place in Dubai. Some governments want to use this meeting in Dubai to increase censorship and regulate the Internet." Read more...

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