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Behind the Fight to Control the Internet

Posted by Zonk on from the not-a-fan-of-forced-governance dept.

Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "The battle over control of the Internet and ICann (previously slashdotted here and here) gets placed in broader context in the Wall Street Journal. The article explains the role of 'other nations' discomfort with the U.S. as the world's only superpower, unafraid of taking unilateral action,' a fear intensified by the U.S.'s move to halt the introduction of .xxx domains for pornography sites. In a related column, Frederick Kempe opens the floor for a debate between the diplomat leading talks for the U.S., and the former journalist from Luxembourg leading the effort to move the Internet away from U.S. control. 'Today, in a globalized world in which the Internet has become a global resource for freedom of expression and for economic exchange, this monopolistic oversight of the Internet by one government is no longer a politically tenable solution,' Viviane Reding says. Kempe also suggests ways the two sides can split the difference."

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  2. Re:KKK domains by RentonSentinel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Using your logic, we should also create a .KKK domain.

    That way, anyone wanting to talk about hate, post pictures of hate, make hateful references, threats, or general disdain can easily be forced to do so in a .KKK TLD.

    And parents, will be able to keep their kids safe from ever facing hate, because .KKK is there to protect them. All the browsers will know of the .KKK and will automagically keep kids from seeing hate.

    And no-one on the internet will dare to post hate in .COM, because traffic cops will be unleashed to write them BIG TICKETS in case they do.

    Oh, and the .KKK will not be glorified in **ANY** way, of course, their symbol .KKK will become even more ubiquitous, but thats a small price to pay for such superb safety, right?

  3. Re:.Don't reject .KKK either! by RentonSentinel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Using your wonderful logic, we should also create a new .KKK domain. There's no reason to object to it!!! LOL, because I SAY SO! ROFL

    With .KKK, anyone wanting to talk about hate, post pictures of hate, make hateful references, threats, or general disdain can easily be forced to do so in a .KKK TLD. Right? Just like .XXX.

    And parents, will be able to keep their kids safe from ever reading hate, from ever seeing hate online, because .KKK is there to protect them. All the browsers will know of the .KKK and will automagically keep kids from seeing hate. .KKK is the parents friend.

    And no one on the internet will dare to post hate in .COM, or .ORG (like slashdot.org) because traffic cops will be unleashed to write them BIG TICKETS in case they do.

    Oh, and the .KKK will not be glorified in **ANY** way, of course, their symbol .KKK will become even more ubiquitous, but thats a small price to pay for such superb safety, right?