The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a
resolution to oppose an international effort to give the UN more control
over the Internet.
193 countries are set to meet in Dubai in December to renegotiate an international telecommunications treaty. U.S. officials and lawmakers are worried that the renegotiation of the treaty would result in an upending of the current voluntary multistakeholder model of Internet governance.
U.S. officials have said that such a push toward international governance of the Internet, which is being lead by Russia, is merely political cover to defend its internal crack downs on dissent. Unfortunately for the U.S., its own track record is far from spotless.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, along with bill co-sponsor Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, introduced a measure in June opposing the U.N. effort.
The measure remained untouched as senators went on recess in August.
Rubio had also introduced an amendment to the now-failed Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that was similar in intent and scope.
Both Republican and Democratic Party platforms, however, recently approved at their respective conventions, now include some type of Internet freedom language.
193 countries are set to meet in Dubai in December to renegotiate an international telecommunications treaty. U.S. officials and lawmakers are worried that the renegotiation of the treaty would result in an upending of the current voluntary multistakeholder model of Internet governance.
U.S. officials have said that such a push toward international governance of the Internet, which is being lead by Russia, is merely political cover to defend its internal crack downs on dissent. Unfortunately for the U.S., its own track record is far from spotless.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, along with bill co-sponsor Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, introduced a measure in June opposing the U.N. effort.
The measure remained untouched as senators went on recess in August.
Rubio had also introduced an amendment to the now-failed Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that was similar in intent and scope.
Both Republican and Democratic Party platforms, however, recently approved at their respective conventions, now include some type of Internet freedom language.
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