Cross-posted with the Official Google Blog Update December 17, 2012: At the conclusion of the ITU meeting in Dubai last Friday, 89 countries signed the treaty, while 55 countries said they would not sign or that additional review was needed. We stand with the countries who refused to sign, and with the millions of you who have voiced your support for a free and open web. meeting of the world’s governments is taking place in Dubai, and regulation of the Internet is on the agenda. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is convening a conference from December 3-14 to revise a decades-old treaty , in which only governments have a vote. Some proposals could allow governments to justify the censorship of legitimate speech, or even cut off Internet access in their countries.CNN.com , but I am not alone. So far, more than 1,000 organizations from more than 160 countries have spoken up too , and they’re joined by hundreds of thousands of Internet users who are standing up for a free and open Internet. On an interactive map at freeandopenweb.com , you can see that people from all corners of the world have signed our petition, used the #freeandopen hashtag on social media, or created and uploaded videos to say how important these issues are. google.com/takeaction . Please make your voice heard and spread the word. Posted by Vint Cerf, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist
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