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United States Cedes Control of the Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the learning-to-share dept.

greenechidna writes "The Register is reporting that the U.S. is relinquishing control of ICANN. The story states: 'In a meeting that will go down in internet history, the United States government last night conceded that it can no longer expect to maintain its position as the ultimate authority over the internet. Having been the internet's instigator and, since 1998, its voluntary taskmaster, the US government finally agreed to transition its control over not-for-profit internet overseeing organization ICANN, making the organization a more international body.'"

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  1. US Surrenders? by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 0, Troll

    (Imagine it was France:)

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    1. Re:US Surrenders? by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 0, Troll

      (Imagine it was France:)

      France, 1940: bumbling, senile wreck of a once-great man (Phillipe "Ils ne passeront pas" Petain) makes a fool of himself trying to defend his country against a technologically superior force.

      USA, 2006: bumbling, senile wreck of a once-great man (Ted "It's a series of tubes" Stevens) makes a fool of himself trying to defend his country against a technologically superior force.

      The names change, the story remains the same.

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  2. But The Terrorists! by CrimsonBelle · · Score: 0, Troll

    We can't have the US giving up control of the internet, because then the terrorists will get us!

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  3. Re:Prioritized Citizenship? by krell · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Yes, damn those pesky dictators who keep getting reelected in the free and open elections"

    None of these dictators have free and open elections. Not even in Venezuela: the laws Chavez passed that made it a crime to say anything bad about Chavez was passed before the recent referendum. How can an election be "free and open" when the act of campaigning against someone is a criminal matter?

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  4. Re:Let the UN control the internet? by stormen81 · · Score: 0, Troll

    UN's first order of business, if they have control over ther internet, is to tax you emails you send out to people, the Instant Messages and then the rest of the Net. This will just fill their greed pockets with all of our hard earn cash. Just like they did with Iraq qith the "Oil for Food program."

    Plus I think the net should be free of taxes on email and such. I just pay an ISP to get access to the internet and that is all. And paying a tax for sending a email to a friend, just because my email went through their line for a split second, which would be insane to do.