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November 27, 2012

At the UN, a Battle for the Future of the Internet

Joseph Menn, Reuters


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An unprecedented debate over how the global Internet is governed is set to dominate a meeting of officials in Dubai next week, with many countries pushing to give a United Nations body broad regulatory powers even as the United States and others contend such a move could mean the end of the open Internet.

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