As governments worldwide prepare to meet Dec. 3 to discuss the
future of the Internet, Google is reminding citizens to make
their own views known. Google is using its power, influence and
online might to sound the alarm for Internet openness and
freedom to individual users around the world as leaders of many
nations prepare to meet to discuss how the Internet should be
regulated in the years to come. "Starting Dec. 3, the world’s
governments meet behind closed doors to discuss the future of
the Internet," wrote Google in a post on Google+. "This meeting
of the International Telecommunication Union, or ITU, will take
place in Dubai. Some governments want to use this meeting in
Dubai to increase censorship and regulate the Internet." For
Google, the consequences of any tightening of Internet use or
increases in regulations could have a direct and marked effect
on the search giant's operations, revenue and independence, so
it's apparently taking no chances of being blind-sided. The ITU
World Conference on Intern