Russia is engaged in a brazen but little noticed effort to set new rules for cyberspace — even as it flouts the existing ones. Last week, in an encouraging step, a United Nations telecommunications body pushed back.
Russia had asked the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to have the group’s 193 member states “discuss the status of global governance system for … Internet domain names, addresses, and critical Internet infrastructure.” In a curt statement Thursday, the ITU said simply that it had “noted the contribution” of Russia. In other words, thanks but no thanks.
To continue reading this Washington Post report, go to:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/01/russia-internet-rules-united-nations/