4 States Sue To Block Obama's Internet Transition Set For Tomorrow Night

zero hedge ^ | 9/29/2016 | tyler durden

[Nachum]

The US government, much to the chagrin of Senator Ted Cruz, is set to officially relinquish the Department of Commerce's oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as of tomorrow night at midnight. ICANN is a California nonprofit that has supervised website domains since 1998, essentially under subcontract from the Commerce Department. Under the Obama transition plan oversight by the U.S. Commerce Department would end and be replaced by a multi-stakeholder community, which would include the technical community, businesses, civil society and governments.

Cruz had attempted to block the internet transition by tying the recently passed funding bill to the reversal of the ICANN turnover. That said, apparently his harsh admonishments on the Senate floor failed to draw enough support from his fellow republicans to force a government shutdown over the topic.

[The Westerner]

I’m going to let Jim Robinson answer your article stating there really isn’t anything to worry about right now:

See my tagline below.

[Candor7]

replaced by a multi-stakeholder community, which would include the technical community, businesses, civil society and governments. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Translated: “ replaced by the Saudis and the Arab world.”

[The Westerner]

It’s been a demoralizing week watching the greatest nation in history bow to dictators everywhere, like this President has done, handing our treasure over to them with an “I’m sorry for our towering achievement”. I’m glad I’m old.

[Fred Nerks]

very informative

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[GOPJ]

...it will empower countries like Russia, like China, like Iran to be able to censor speech on the Internet, your speech. Countries like China, Russia, and Iran are not our friends, and their interests are not our interests.

First time I heard about 'net neutrality' was about 8 years ago... a friend had brought a modern day communist to a party and the guy was ranting about 'earth elementals' and 'net neutrality'... The rest of his spiel was pure Marxism and a firm hated of the United States.

[444Flyer]

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[zot]

Thanks for the ping to post #19. It is a very good explanation.