Internet

Civil society key to ensuring Internet free speech, says UN independent expert

The credibility of the Internet depends on how much civil society – the broad label given to worldwide activism outside government – is able to take part in its evolution, a United Nations independent expert said today.

At key technology conference, Secretary-General warns of ‘digital divide’ in Internet age

The management of information and communication technology should be “transparent, democratic, and inclusive,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said of a major meeting organized by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU).