U.S. government to cede control of key Internet body

Washington Times ^ | March 14, 2014 | Washington Times

[daniel1212]

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. government is relinquishing its control of the Internet's address system in a shift that may raise questions about the future direction of online innovation and communications.

The decision announced Friday begins a long-planned transition affecting the stewardship of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN.

Although other countries have had a say in how the Internet is run, the U.S. government retained veto power over ICANN.

The Commerce Department hopes to end its ICANN oversight by the time its contract expires in September 2015.

Proposals for a new ICANN stewardship will be accepted beginning next week at a conference in Singapore.

[daniel1212]

Another sign of the diminishing status of the USA, while the way it is heading now the liberal elite would seek to ban all negative opinions about the effects of homosexual life. And themselves.

But what country would be better? Uganda? Israel?

[sagar]

Why is the gubmint in the internet business in the first place?

[Kenny]

Who exactly gave the Internet away? Was this a one-man job with just Obama or did Congress approve it?

[tet68]

This is insanity, watch them give it to.....the UN.

[gaijin]

“Ghana says THEY don’t like FR and Rush —they gotta go and our hands are TIED...!”

[gaijin]

“US guns means poor Mexicans are getting shot by narco-traffickers —gotta repeal the 2nd Amendment, SORRY..!!”

[ImNotLying]

Only Al Gore can make that decision since he invented it.

[Dallas59]

It's not the control of the internet. No one government controls the internet because it's not something in a box in a vault.
It's who manages and creates domain names like .com or .org. Now, instead of going to the US for domain names, people will go to ICAAN to register a domain name like .panic and .idontknowwhattheinternetis.

[Dallas59]

....and instead of the US getting paid for domain names...ICAAN will be paid.

[FreeReign]

So then if ICAAN doesn’t like website then it can refuse to register the name?Then what?

[montanajoe]

Trending to globalization..

[molson209]

and the freaks at the UN will want their cut or else

[Salvation]

This is upsetting to me. Something about it that just rubs me the wrong way. I guess I can envision how this whole thing could go astray.

[Pox]

Once the “stewardship” is in the hands of those who oppose freedom of speech and free markets, the Internet will slowly fade away into obscurity and be replaced.

This will be an interesting evolution.

[daniel1212]

Indeed. Meanwhile although i searched to see if this was posted already, i see it already has been: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3133335/posts

[daniel1212]

And disallow others. .us already exists though (and is one of the cheaper ones).

[logitech]

This is nothing, but selling of State secrets. Any one involved is a traitor.

The decline has happened.

We are at the bottom of the slippery slope.

What will we do?

[daniel1212]

What could be done is to form a coalition of free countries. Without the porn if possible. How much do we need from Muslim and Communist countries? We would miss all that comes from N. Korea though.

[Kackikat]

The UN in control of the Internet? Unbelievable.