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U.N. To Govern Internet?

Posted by Zonk on from the better-than-us dept.

Falmarian writes "Apparently the rest of the world isn't happy about the US franchise on internet governance. A news.com article discusses the possibility that the U.N. will make a bid for control of such governing functions as assigning TLDs and IPs." From the article: "At issue is who decides key questions like adding new top-level domains, assigning chunks of numeric Internet addresses, and operating the root servers that keep the Net humming. Other suggested responsibilities for this new organization include Internet surveillance, 'consumer protection,' and perhaps even the power to tax domain names to pay for 'universal access.'"

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  1. Re:Yuk by kalidasa · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ask the people of Darfur how the UN has failed to even try to protect them

    Remember that it took ~3 years for the Bush Amdinistration to decide that "Hey, it is a genocide after all" - and they're not exactly jumping up to do anything about it.

  2. Re:Yuk by sheldon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Can't really say the US has done better managing things in Iraq than the UN has done anywhere.

  3. Re:Yuk by CaptainFork · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    They'll usually tell you that they in general blame unfair trade practices.

    Actually, it's the despotic dictators who blame trade practices. The starving people blame the despotic dictators.

  4. Fascist Americans by bhima · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Well, I suppose this is the article where all the hyper-nationalistic americans fascists come out of the closet. I can't say I'm really surprised given then state and mood of america these days but it is disappointing. When I first moved to the US it was a great place but over the years it has really changed and now it seems that the only difference between al-Qaida and the americans is that the americans speak English.

    I'm glad I moved and if you are not a anglo christian reconstructionist you should move too.

    The fact is that all of humanity needs to civilize the world and this will not be accomplished free of charge. I live in comfortable neighborhood (outside of the US) and I pay to keep it that way... because I want to live in a nice place. If globalization has taught anything it is that all of humanity is limited by the poverty and suffering of the masses...It is a sort of least common denominator. Honestly I'd like to live in a world without both terrorism and fascism. Maybe the americans can't see it but the rest of the world can, america is becoming exactly what they fight against.

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  5. Re:Yuk by N3WBI3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Not to disagree with the main thrust of your argument, but which particular tenets of socialism do you believe the despot Mugabe adheres to ?

    Redistribution of wealth at the point of a gun?

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