The battle lines are drawn between those governments that regard the free flow of information, and the ability to access it, as a matter of fundamental human rights, and those that regard official control of information as a fundamental sovereign prerogative. The contest is being waged institutionally in organizations like the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and daily in countries like Syria.
普林斯顿—一场全球信息战已经爆发。战线的一边是捍卫新闻自由的政府，它们将新闻自由视为基本人权之一；另一边是捍卫信息控制的政府，它们将官方信息控制视为基本主权特征。战斗是制度性的，国际电信联盟（ITU）和叙利亚等国的日报等组织剑拔弩张。