Will Christian news sites be censored and declared confrontational, and contrary to the public interest?
Will 1984 on a global scale descend upon us?
I also find it strange that this is timed for the same weekend that some financial commentators are declaring that the dollar will die.
“When control of the Internet is handed over, will Free Republic and other conservative news sites disappear?”
It will allow the development of new capabilities for non-US actors to cut off particular sites like this one, or to transparently cut over users view to an imposter spoof site.
Regulations may be imposed, such as disallowing anonymity.
Dictatorships will gain new tools to censor and monitor inside their countries. Terrorists and foreign intelligence services will gain enhanced capability to hide their activities.
The executives of UN activities can be (and are) freely corrupted, as there is no police authority within the UN. It was established as a debating forum, not a world government. As such, it lacks checks, balances or controls on abuse.