The United Nations has not been granted “powers to regulate all internet content,” as claimed in an article circulating online.
The article cites a report published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November that outlines guidelines on governing the internet as proof.
The report (archived) does not grant the U.N. authority to regulate the internet, however.
Nowhere in the objectives does it say that the document gives power to the U.N. to govern the internet.
The U.N. has not been granted powers to regulate all internet content.
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