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EU, UN to Wrestle Internet Control From US

Posted by Zonk on from the fight-fight-fight-fight-fight dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The Guardian is reporting that the EU, obviously unimpressed with the US's refusal to relinguish control of the Internet, will be forming several comittees and forums with a mind to forcibly remove control of the Internet from the United States." From the article: "Old allies in world politics, representatives from the UK and US sat just feet away from each other, but all looked straight ahead as Hendon explained the EU had decided to end the US government's unilateral control of the internet and put in place a new body that would now run this revolutionary communications medium. The issue of who should control the net had proved an extremely divisive issue, and for 11 days the world's governments traded blows. For the vast majority of people who use the internet, the only real concern is getting on it. But with the internet now essential to countries' basic infrastructure - Brazil relies on it for 90% of its tax collection - the question of who has control has become critical."

5 of 1,974 comments (clear)

  1. Hilarious! by antonymous · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anytime your story ends with:

    The internet will never be the same again.

    You've already lost the battle against melodrama.

  2. Re:Funding by Pieroxy · · Score: 5, Funny

    We should have pulled out of this idiotic thing [UN] a long time ago, and perhaps this will be the final straw
    Maybe you should just obliterate the rest of the world so that there will be no problem after that with any foreign entity. What do you think?

    --
    Write boring code, not shiny code!
  3. Re:The UN has finally lost it by thrillseeker · · Score: 5, Funny
    Well fine. I'll go invent my own internet, with hookers! And blackjack!

    Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

  4. Re:The UN has finally lost it by op12 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The obvious solution is to put everyone on short horses.

  5. I can imagine it went something like this: by RoffleTheWaffle · · Score: 5, Funny

    In A.D. 2005, war was beginning.

    BUSH : What happen ?

    ICANN : Somebody set up us the root

    AMBASSADOR : We get signal

    BUSH : What !!

    BUSH : Main screen turn on

    BUSH : Its you !!

    E.U. : How are you gentlemen !!

    E.U. : All your domain are belong to us

    E.U. : You are on the way to destruction

    BUSH : What you say !!

    E.U. : You have no chance to survive make your time

    E.U. : Ha ha ha ha ....

    AMBASSADOR : President !!

    BUSH : Take off every 'Zig'

    BUSH : You know what you doing

    BUSH : Move 'Zig'

    BUSH : For great justice

    RUMSFELD : THEY'RE CALLED F-16'S, DUMBASS