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How should governments around the world regulate the Internet. Should governments be able to legislate a “conscience” for the world-wide web ? If so, whose standards will should be the measure? The European Union has long been grappling with questions like these but now one EU lawmaker says abuses have gone too far and it’s time to end the ambiguity. Teri Schultz reports from Brussels.
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How should governments around the world regulate the Internet. Should governments be able to legislate a “conscience” for the world-wide web ? If so, whose standards will should be the measure? The European Union has long been grappling with questions like these but now one EU lawmaker says abuses have gone too far and it’s time to end the ambiguity. Teri Schultz reports from Brussels.
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INTRO:How should governments around the world regulate the Internet. Should governments be able to legislate a “conscience” for the world-wide web ? If so, whose standards will should be the measure? The European Union has long been grappling with questions like these but now one EU lawmaker says abuses have gone too far and it’s time to end the ambiguity. Teri Schultz reports from Brussels.
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