Shifting alliances at the ITU: Why authoritarian regimes would love to see Title II applied in the US

[Commentary] Simply put, if the US wanders down the path of network neutrality and Title II, there is no reason why authoritarian regimes won’t follow suit, especially if they can legitimize increased monitoring of networks and users under the guise of keeping the Internet “open and free.” Make no mistake: national policies have international implications. Title II is a bad idea for US interests at home and abroad.

[Layton studies Internet economics at the Center for Communication, Media, and Information Technologies (CMI) at Aalborg University in Copenhagen, Denmark.]