Google has asked the international community to step up in defence of freedom of expression. Google Head of Free Expression, Europe Middle East and Africa, William Echikson wrote in the company's official blog…that "in Geneva, the UN's Human Rights Committee has emphasized that the protections guaranteed by one of the most important global human rights treaties apply fully in the online world: bloggers, for example, should receive the same protection as journalists."…"It's up to all of us to use this power to pressure governments to live up to their obligations and safeguard online freedom of expression," wrote Echikson. In the eG8 summit in Paris held in May this year, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google chief Eric Schmidt had joined Internet activists in speaking against over-regulation of the Internet. [also refers to Too Much Media LLC, Microsoft]