The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) represents global business. ICC's membership includes companies of all sizes, in all sectors, and is geographically diverse. ICC has national committees, groups and direct members in over 130 countries around the world.

This ICC policy statement aims to provide governments, regulatory authorities and courts with a business perspective regarding the effect of content regulations on the Internet and electronic commerce. The first recommendation is to: "Allow self-regulation to demonstrate its efficacy --- Filtering, labelling and self-regulation on the Internet should be carefully considered as alternatives to legislation."

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