Should the UN be put in charge of overseeing the internet?

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Posted: 06/01/2012

Is the internet now too big and too important to have nobody overseeing it?

That's the argument made by supporters of a plan that would put the U.N. in charge of managing cyberspace in a Friday report.

According to businessweek.com , they say the internet has become a global phenomenon and needs to be managed to a world wide standard.

Critics fear a loss of internet freedom.

On Thursday, a group of U.S. lawmakers called on Congress to pass a resolution against the plan.

We want to know what you think about the idea of a U.N.-monitored internet?

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