GOP platform to include "Internet freedom"

“Internet Freedom”, according to the finalized draft language, would entail the removal of “regulatory barriers” for technology businesses, resistance to international governance of the Internet and the “constitutional protection” of personal data.

“We will remove regulatory barriers that protect outdated technologies and business plans from innovation and competition, while preventing legacy regulation from interfering with new technologies such as mobile delivery of voice and video data as they become crucial components of the Internet ecosystem,” said the finalized draft.

“We will resist any effort to shift control away from the successful multi-stakeholder approach of Internet governance and toward governance by international or other intergovernmental organizations,” it said.

“We will ensure that personal data receives full constitutional protection from government overreach and that individuals retain the right to control the use of their data by third parties,” it said.

(by Jayel Aheram)

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  1. pop-rocks-blowjob reblogged this from election
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  3. ptrslbrmn reblogged this from election and added:
    the one aspect of the GOP platform I will always agree with
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  5. jaycereinhardt reblogged this from gaylifegayliberty and added:
    I don’t trust either Republicans or Democrats, frankly. I would have to see it to believe it.
  6. gaylifegayliberty reblogged this from election and added:
    Wait, then who is it trying to control the internet?..O yeah that’s right the democrats!
  7. itsilana reblogged this from election and added:
    Interesting… Curious to see if Dems include Internet freedom in their platform as well
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    Well, that’s a positive. Will there also be a formal ejection of Lamar Smith from the party?
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    ok this is actually cool. good job GOP
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