Internet Governance Forum takes on China, US
The Internet Governance Forum is meeting in Athens this week, and they’ve been talking up a storm. The global body was convened under the auspices of the UN after last year’s meeting of the WSIS in Tunis, where it was agreed that a global venue for discussing ‘Net issues ought to be created. Gathering technocrats, activists, and politicians from around the globe for four days of talking sounds a lot like golf on TV — wonderful for playing in the background while you take a Sunday afternoon nap — but in reality has already proved to be quite fascinating. With half the conference concluded, Ars brings you up to speed on what’s gone down so far at the IGF.
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