"We believe in free expression. We believe that the International Telecommunications Union [ITU] has expanded its reach to include the internet in the International Telecommunications Regulations [ITRs]. We believe it should not," Bill Echikson, Head of Free Expression Policy and PR, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Google, told Gulf News. "ITU does lot of things very well. It played a crucial role in radio spectrum, satellite, etc. Internet does not need international regulations. It succeeds because it is from the bottom up and that is why internet is so powerful. He said it is a bad story actually if you look around the world. Around 42 countries now filter, block and censor content on the internet out of the 72 studied by the Open Net Initiative."