US Wins Over Russia In Controlling The Global Internet

October 01, 2022 By Monica Green

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Member countries of the International Telecommunication Union voted and appointed the US candidate Doreen Bogdan-Martin as the Secretary-General by defeating Rashid Ismailov, a former member of the Russian Federation. International Telecommunication Union is a UN agency that sets standards for new technologies like video streaming and cellphone networks across the globe. It is symbolic of geopolitical tension between the two countries and answers the questions of online censorship authorities. On Thursday, Bogdan-Martin tweeted, "Humbled & honored to be elected @ITU Secretary-General & grateful for the trust & confidence Member States placed in me."

Humbled & honored to be elected @ITU Secretary-General & grateful for the trust & confidence Member States placed in me. Ready to lead an ITU that will inspire, include & innovate, so that everyone, everywhere can harness the power of #digital to transform their lives.#Plenipot pic.twitter.com/7ryb9HPlWo
— Doreen Bogdan-Martin (@ITUBDTDirector) September 29, 2022

"Ready to lead an ITU that will inspire, include & innovate, so that everyone can harness the power of #digital to transform their lives." Member countries of the International Telecommunication Union

Member countries of the International Telecommunication Union

The 30-year-old ITU veteran, New Jersey-born Bogdan-Martin, won against Ismailov by 139 votes out of 172, making her the first woman to head ITU. US officials campaigned for her as this was the critical moment for open and free internet. However, China and Russia challenged the principles by decreasing their citizens' digital privileges. US President Joe Biden told UN states to support Bogdan-Martin as her leadership would make the internet "inclusive and accessible for everyone, especially in the developing world." US Wins Over Russia

The election speaks volumes of different ideas about the internet in the future, with the US and its allies advocating interconnected structures that will be supervised internationally by UN states, technicians, businesses, and societal groups. According to policy experts, if Russia had won, individual governments would be able to set rules on information technology, including satellites, mobile phones, and the internet within the borders. Last year, Russia and China, in a joint statement, called for them to have more power in the ITU and highlighted "preserving the sovereign right of States to regulate the national segment of the Internet." Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a US technology group, stated that Bogdan-Martin's victory indicates that few support Russia-China's internet perspective. Russia and china

ITIF quoted, "Her election by ITU member states shows the international interest in ensuring the technology and the policies that surround it empower individuals rather than become a tool of control for authoritarian regimes." The US and 55 other countries declared their support to defend digital human rights and the free flow of online information. A senior US administrator stated the effort as "a key part of the overall struggle between authoritarian governments and democracies." With Russia invading Ukraine, there was a concern about the splinternet, which would divide the democratic and nondemocratic nations. As a result, Russia disconnected social media accessibility, including FB, and threatened to imprison if it shared information about the Kremlin dispute in the early weeks of the invasion. There was an increased demand for tools in Russia to isolate their internet users or help unblock the internet blockages by the government.

By Monica Green

I am specialised in latest tech and tech discoveries.

US Wins Over Russia In Controlling The Global Internet

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