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===Google & ITU===

===Google & ITU===

The [[ITU|International Telecommunication Union]] is holding a conference in December 2012 in Dubai, where representatives from varying governments around the world hope to create a new information and communications treaty. Included is the hope for a shift in internet governance structures, from being regulated by a U.S.-based group like [[ICANN]] to a more global organization.<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/22/google-says-itu-is-wrong-place-to-make-decisions-about-the-futu/ Google says ITU is 'the wrong place to make decisions about the future of the Internet'], Engadget.com. Posted 22 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.</ref>

The [[ITU|International Telecommunication Union]] is holding a conference in December 2012 in Dubai, where representatives from varying governments around the world will be working to renegotiate a new information and communications treaty. Issues include a possible shift in internet governance structures, which may take move them from regulation under a U.S.-based group like [[ICANN]] to a more global organization.<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/22/google-says-itu-is-wrong-place-to-make-decisions-about-the-futu/ Google says ITU is 'the wrong place to make decisions about the future of the Internet'], Engadget.com. Posted 22 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.</ref>

In protesting the proposed changes, Google launched a ''Take Action'' campaign that states that, "A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet... But not all governments support the free and open internet.." On their ''Take Action'' website, they list that forty-two countries filter and censor content, and mentions of the December ITU meeting that, "Some of these governments are trying to use a closed-door meeting in December to regulate the internet... Proposed changes to the treaty could increase censorship and threaten innovation." Google's main criticisms of the ITU are that it is a "secretive" organization with confidential conferences and proposals, which are open only to governments and not to the general public. Google states that, "Internet policy should work like the Internet -- open and inclusive."<ref>[http://www.google.com/intl/en/takeaction/whats-at-stake/ Take Action], Google.com.</ref>

In protesting the proposed changes, Google launched a ''Take Action'' campaign that states that, "A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet... But not all governments support the free and open internet.." On their ''Take Action'' website, they list that forty-two countries filter and censor content, and mentions of the December ITU meeting that, "Some of these governments are trying to use a closed-door meeting in December to regulate the internet... Proposed changes to the treaty could increase censorship and threaten innovation." Google's main criticisms of the ITU are that it is a "secretive" organization with confidential conferences and proposals, which are open only to governments and not to the general public. Google states that, "Internet policy should work like the Internet -- open and inclusive."<ref>[http://www.google.com/intl/en/takeaction/whats-at-stake/ Take Action], Google.com.</ref>