STOP THIS COLD!! We invented it!!
It’s the Panama Canal all over again.
Americans build it, Democrats give it away.
Once more, Trump is on the right side of things.
You mean Algore invented it! Regardless, first thing the “international” overseers would do is to ban any internet ‘speech’ that offends leftist sensibilities or is deemed rathist.
STOP THIS COLD!! We invented it!!
Call your Reps...The Internet Protection Act 5418 needs to be voted on to stop funding of the transfer—they did it for past 2 years and should do it again so we can have a Trump administration evaluate the “deal!”
Military websites will be at risk if ICANN submits to some UN directive or some such thing.
After that ...
If Hillary wins — light’s out. She has her internet gatekeeper.
If Trump wins he can protect free speech in the USA fairly easily. It all depends on the TLDs’ codes of conduct. Treaties will be our main hassle. But all foreign governments that want to suppress hate speech can use China as a hub and demand other codes of conduct.
For specifics:
ICANN’s Secret Plot: rigged oversight, designs on .mil, $2.5 mil in lobbying
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3471830/posts
Posting clears up my technical misconceptions, but note my back-and-forth with Palmer at bottom of posting — their legal power is serious.