Internet Governance
According to WSIS, “A working definition of Internet governance is the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet (WSIS, 2005).” As Vint Cerf once said "There are some big issues coming. Remember governance is a very, very big word that includes law enforcement, human rights, and business transactions. It touches everything, including the standards world and copyrights. That 's why Internet governance is Topic A in many quarters (Gaudin, 2011).” There are many unanswered questions related to internet governance such as which policies …show more content…
It helps people to know about their relatives living in other parts of the country. Hence, relaxes their unnecessary tensions. In 2011, when civil riots were in action in London, the British government did not shut down internet but decided to search for alternate methods to control criminals, misusing the networks(Amrogi,2011,para 3). The foreign minister William Hague tweeted, “No I don 't think we should censor #Facebook and social media." He said he supported the "freedom of expression on the internet, just not crime (ANI, 2011)". On the other hand, in India, when there were conflicts between Bodo community and Muslims over land, jobs and politics. The rumors and hate messages about this event spread to Bangalore and other cities in southern part of the country. The Muslim started attacking north eastern people. North eastern people became so afraid that they started travelling to their home. The Indian railways have to arrange special trains for their convenience. Therefore, Indian government took a bold decision to block around 300 sites as well as twitter and Facebook accounts to control the outbreak.(Magnier, 2012) From these historic events, I understand that there can be other methods to control and manage the civil outburst. These alternates depend on the seriousness of the situation that has aroused and is …show more content…
The question that comes to my mind is whether the national government has the right to curb the freedom of speech. In order to answer such questions, a correct internet governance model need to be decided and implement. According to Dr. Lawrence B. Solum, “the optimal system of governance is a combination of regulation by transnational institutions, respect for the architecture that creates transparency, national regulation, and markets (Solum, 2008).” I support Multi-stakeholder Model as it allows civil
According to WSIS, “A working definition of Internet governance is the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet (WSIS, 2005).” As Vint Cerf once said "There are some big issues coming. Remember governance is a very, very big word that includes law enforcement, human rights, and business transactions. It touches everything, including the standards world and copyrights. That 's why Internet governance is Topic A in many quarters (Gaudin, 2011).” There are many unanswered questions related to internet governance such as which policies …show more content…
It helps people to know about their relatives living in other parts of the country. Hence, relaxes their unnecessary tensions. In 2011, when civil riots were in action in London, the British government did not shut down internet but decided to search for alternate methods to control criminals, misusing the networks(Amrogi,2011,para 3). The foreign minister William Hague tweeted, “No I don 't think we should censor #Facebook and social media." He said he supported the "freedom of expression on the internet, just not crime (ANI, 2011)". On the other hand, in India, when there were conflicts between Bodo community and Muslims over land, jobs and politics. The rumors and hate messages about this event spread to Bangalore and other cities in southern part of the country. The Muslim started attacking north eastern people. North eastern people became so afraid that they started travelling to their home. The Indian railways have to arrange special trains for their convenience. Therefore, Indian government took a bold decision to block around 300 sites as well as twitter and Facebook accounts to control the outbreak.(Magnier, 2012) From these historic events, I understand that there can be other methods to control and manage the civil outburst. These alternates depend on the seriousness of the situation that has aroused and is …show more content…
The question that comes to my mind is whether the national government has the right to curb the freedom of speech. In order to answer such questions, a correct internet governance model need to be decided and implement. According to Dr. Lawrence B. Solum, “the optimal system of governance is a combination of regulation by transnational institutions, respect for the architecture that creates transparency, national regulation, and markets (Solum, 2008).” I support Multi-stakeholder Model as it allows civil