I don’t know enough about the context to opine confidently on the subject, but I thought I’d pass along a link to this BBC News story in case other readers can tell us more about the matter:
The UN has been criticised for stifling debate about net censorship after it disrupted a meeting of free-speech advocates in Egypt.
UN security demanded the removal of a poster promoting a book by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) during a session at the Internet Governance Forum in Egypt.
The poster mentioned internet censorship and China’s Great Firewall….
The UN said they had received complaints about the poster from “delegates” and that it had not been “pre-approved for posting outside the allocated room”.
Part of the banner read: “internet censorship and surveillance are increasing in democratic countries as well as authoritarian states.
“The first generation of controls, typified by China’s ‘Great Firewall’, are being replaced by more sophisticated techniques that go beyond mere denial of information.” …
Thanks to BNA’s Internet Law News for the pointer.