United Nations votes to extend human rights to the internet

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Last minute lobbying by China and Russia fails to stop UN internet-freedom vote

The United Nations has voted to extend human rights to the internet in a vote on Friday, which had been put back by a day following frantic last-minute lobbying by officials from China and Russia. ...

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