In the osce region, it can even affect freedom of the media, just as the Serbian radio station did in 1999, when it continued to disseminate its programmes on the Internet with the help of the Dutch provider

Summary

The Conference on Freedorn of the Media and the internet was organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freinut Dive The Internet offers an unprecedented means for the global exchange of ideas and a free flow of information.
In the OSCE region, it can even affect freedom of the media, just as the Serbian radio station did in 1999, when it continued to disseminate its programmes on the Internet with the help of the Dutch provider. Govern-ments, companies and copyright holders are just some of the many forces that alempt to restrict Internet users' access to content that they feel is unsuitable or inappropriate. In the United States, copyright law is already used to limit the free use of the internet.
In the end, The Amsterdam Recommendations also make clear that "in a modern democratic and civil society, citizens themselves should make the decision on what they want to access on the Internet.