Some have triggered warnings from self-appointed defenders of the web, however. In particular, proposals supported by Russia, China and their friends would, unsurprisingly, grant officialdom greater control over the internet.
"Some proposals could permit governments to censor legitimate speech - or even allow them to cut off internet access," says Google's petition website.
Such digital despotism is commonplace across swathes of the planet already, of course.
An 11th-hour document submitted by the Russians also suggests that "Member States shall have equal rights to manage the internet, including in regard to the allotment, assignment and reclamation of internet numbering, naming, addressing and identification resources". It is an attempt to wrest control of the web address system away from ICANN, a quango subject to US government oversight.
Most worryingly for web firms are proposals that would see the introduction of fees by telecoms firms for connecting subscribers to traffic from services such as YouTube. Google has fought a long-term battle against this idea under the banner of "net neutrality".
"Other proposals would require services like YouTube, Facebook, and Skype to pay new tolls in order to reach people across borders. This could limit access to information - particularly in emerging markets," it says.
But of the big web firms, all of whom rely equally on the status quo, Google has been a lone herald of doom over next week's meeting. Privately, nobody else in the web industry, or Britain's web-friendly telecoms industry, or the British delegation to the conference, believes any of the more controversial proposals will actually be voted in.
Given its unrivalled lobbying power and connections among internet companies, Google must also have heard these firm predictions. So either it knows something they don't, or has some other reason for sounding its dark warnings.
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