16 Cyberpower
Currently, there are a host of partial regulations from a variety of organiza-
tions regarding communication media and the freedom to send and receive
messages. These organizations include, for example, the United Nations
(UN), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UNESCO (United
Nations Educational, Scientic and Cultural Organisation), the Organisa-
tion for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), or the Council
of Europe. Developments in information and communication technologies
and the way people use them have outpaced the regulations governing them.
Therefore, there is a need for an appropriate legal framework to be instituted
to address such issues as the extra-territorial nature of the Internet, the prob ...