ITU will not allow states to control the Internet?

The conference of the International Telecommunication Union, which received scandalous fame a couple of weeks ago, begins today in Dubai. The attention to this organization, which is part of the UN, turned out to be riveted after a high-profile statement by Google, in which it was reported that ITU was preparing to adopt a resolution that would legitimize the actions of some states to control national segments of the Internet.

Despite the fact that the conference is held behind closed doors, some information about the discussion has already been leaked to the press. So, referring to its own sources, "Gazeta.ru" reports that Russia is ready to refusefrom its position aimed at supporting the control of the Network and can only rely on the adoption of the softest and least significant proposals. Thus, only China and some Arab countries will remain among the influential supporters of the restrictions. However, in these states, control over the Internet has long existed. The USA and the European Union, as well as many network organizations, sharply oppose the introduction of restrictions.

The mood shown by the conference participants can be judged by their tweets, a constantly updated selection of which is here .