The U.S. government give priority to help the internet activists in repressive countries. "This is a foreign policy priority, something that its influence will increase in the future," said Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States Hillary Clinton.
The U.S. government invested U.S. $ 25 million or approximately USD 25 billion to assist activists who are actively using the Internet and information technology. With this assistance, the U.S. government reiterated its commitment to Internet freedom.
Clinton also warned that repressive governments do not restrict freedom of use of the Internet. According to such methods will fail. He called China, Syria, Cuba, Vietnam, and Myanmar as countries that restrict online speech, and he said the Egyptian efforts to quell demonstrators shut down the Internet failed.
According to Hillary of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook is an important tool in conveying the aspirations of the community. Clinton said the U.S. would open a Twitter account in Chinese, Russian, Hindi in addition to an existing account in French, Spanish, Arabic, and Persian.
Hillary adds Internet can be a problem when used to spread hatred that can lead to conflict. However, restrictions such content often becomes an excuse to suppress freedom of speech rights. "The answer to offensive speech is with more speech," he added. Communities can and should speak out against hatred and anti-tolerance stance.
