Let's Support The Free And Open Campaign

After the SOPA and PIPA, Google has just launched a campaign to oppose the effective power-grab by the I.T.U. and Google want you to get involved. 

Because this coming December 3, 2012, there will be a closed door meeting in Dubai with the International Telecommunications Union of United Nation.


The agenda will be the proposal for sweeping changes to how the internet will be operates. Its measure is to add the IP-based networks to the existing International Telecommunications Regulations, which will give the power to govern the internet to the national govenment under the UN from the Internet Society, the W3C and ICANN.

The proposal is being withheld by the I.T.U. but being leaked via internet. These issues are the following;

1. The development of web-standards will be removed from W3C and will be handed to National Governments, the development of core internet technologies will no longer be based on technological appropriateness.

2.The censorship that has limited to two dozen countries could be imposed. Russia, Iran, and China will not only free to censor both incoming and outgoing internet traffic, instead, by law, they are supported by the UN and all its member states.

3. The sender pays system, allows nation to charge a fee to anyone initiating a telephone call to their country meaning that the person who makes the call will pay the fee. Also for the large content providers such as YouTube would be taxed in any data that has been send to a foreign country.

The US government had expressed their serious concern about this proposal. This is indeed another violation for the freedom of speech. 

Google's latest campaign for #freeAndOpen, is needing your support and asking you to register your pledge to support a free and open internet. 

"A free and open world depends on a free and open web" 

- Google

Now is the time to make your feelings known. If you don't believe that the internet should be controlled by the government or non-profit organization then make your voice to be heard by registering here; http://www.google.com/intl/en/takeaction/what-you-can-do/

It's not about the price we will going to pay, not even the future of web-standards or the content that we able to access but... it's all about our freedom and our feelings.

You may also invite your friends to join the pledge...