I bet this was the start of the plan to rig elections and block critics.
obama turned over internet control to the icann company.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37527719
It’s a move being breathlessly described by some as the US “giving up the internet” to the likes of China, Russia and the Middle East.”
“As of Saturday 1 October 2016, Icann will no longer be under US government oversight.
Instead, it’s now a fully “multi-stakeholder” non-profit that will take on board the views of companies, experts, academics and, yes, nation states, in how the naming system of the web is run.”
“Opponents of the plan, the likes of which include presidential candidate Donald Trump and his former rival Ted Cruz, say giving up the power amounts to handing it over to countries like China and Russia.”
In one hearing, Senator Cruz asked if Icann - an international organisation - was bound by the First Amendment to the US constitution defending freedom of speech.
No, came the reply from Icann’s chief executive, Goran Marby.
Senator Ted Cruz has spoken out strongly against the handover plan.
Evidence enough, the senator argued, that by giving Icann complete control over the internet’s naming system, it could use that power to disrupt and censor communications online.
“say giving up the power amounts to handing it over to countries like China and Russia” and others: Islamic jihad, Hate America First