(AFP) — The United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime, alarming rights groups and Western powers that fear a bid to restrict online freedom.
The General Assembly approved the resolution sponsored by Russia and backed by China, which would set up a committee of international experts in 2020.
The panel will work to set up “a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes,” the resolution said.
The United States, European powers and rights groups fear that the language is code for legitimizing crackdowns on expression, with numerous countries defining criticism of the government as “criminal.” read more
Why are WE still a part of this charade?? Nuck the United Fations.. Bulldoze the buildings and build a YUGE, BEAUTIFUL park or something..
“The first stage in the corruption of morals is the banishment of truth …”
Michel de Montaigne
Bulldoze?
You forgot the first step. Implode.
the UN is about human control, NOT freedom!!!!!
why does this surprise anyone?
Yet one more good reason to add to the long list of why the U.S. needs to get out of the U.N.
Buildings? Implode: yes. Bulldoze: yes. Then on that land set up a shooting range with suppressed full-autos available for rent.
Uncle Al said: Then on that land set up a shooting range with suppressed full-autos available for rent.
Uncle Al, you do realize the UN is in New York City, right?
Anything more than a cap pistol is considered an assault weapon there and will be banned!
”…counter the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.”
That’s the idea behind putting restrictions on how you can handle money and the US government is perfectly fine with that.
I think Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube & co. already left the train station with that idea. The UN is late to the party, but doing about what is expected from past history.