INMATES, it's time to make your voice heard. Once again, your freedom of speech on the internet is at risk of being severely restricted. If you recall, several months ago I wrote an article about this issue and asked you to take action - and many of you answered the call. Well, it's that time again.
This month, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is holding meetings with representatives from countries across the globe to re-negotiate how we communicate on the internet. Attendees of the meetings will be select government officials from several countries. The issue here is that many of the representatives at the ITU conference reside in countries that are against the internet and especially sharing your thoughts openly.
Some of the proposals before the ITU could impede our your ability to speak your mind. Additionally, services like YouTube and FaceBook would have to pay fees in order to operate in certain places. What does this mean? It means that our society will not be able to enjoy the infinite sharing of information that we are so accustomed to. Also, it means that FaceBook, YouTube and other social media sites might start charging users to help mitigate these new operational fees. Needless to say, this is not good.
Please take action and make your voice heard. Let's keep the internet functioning as the ultimate mechanism that facilitates free speech for everyone. Click the link below to learn more and to be a part of the solution. Toast!
http://www.google.com/intl/en/takeaction/
