The UN just made a significant decision on who governs the Internet

• UN says multiple stakeholders are necessary to create a human-centric Internet
• Concerns still exist around access, misuse and the environment
• AI also had an entire section devoted to its risks

The UN General Assembly has reached a consensus on who should govern the Internet, and it's good news for censorship, with a multi-stakeholder model coming out on top.

Under this governance, "Governments, the private sector, civil society, international organizations, the technical and academic communities and other stakeholders" will all have a say, which remains in line with the vision set out at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2003 for a people-centered Internet.

"We reaffirm our commitment to the vision of the World Summit on the Information Society to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented information society, where everyone can create, access, utilize and share information and knowledge," the UN wrote in its ...