Posted on 10/01/2016 4:16:17 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
Washington (AFP) - The US government on Saturday ended its formal oversight role over the internet, handing over management of the online address system to a global non-profit entity.
The US Commerce Department announced that its contract had expired with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which manages the internet's so-called "root zone."
That leaves ICANN as a self-regulating organization that will be operated by the internet's "stakeholders" -- engineers, academics, businesses, non-government and government groups.
The move is part of a decades-old plan by the US to "privatize" the internet, and backers have said it would help maintain its integrity around the world.
US and ICANN officials have said the contract had given Washington a symbolic role as overseer or the internet's "root zone" where new online domains and addresses are created.
But critics, including some US lawmakers, argued that this was a "giveaway" by Washington that could allow authoritarian regimes to seize control.
A last-ditch effort by critics to block the plan -- a lawsuit filed by four US states -- failed when a Texas federal judge refused to issue an injunction to stop the transition.
Lawrence Strickling, who heads the Commerce Department unit which has managed these functions, issued a brief statement early Saturday confirming the transition of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
"As of October 1, 2016, the IANA functions contract has expired," he said.
Stephen Crocker, ICANN's board chairman and one of the engineers who developed the early internet protocols, welcomed the end of the contract.
"This transition was envisioned 18 years ago, yet it was the tireless work of the global Internet community, which drafted the final proposal, that made this a reality," he said in a statement.
"This community validated the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance. It has shown that a governance model defined by the inclusion of all voices, including business, academics, technical experts, civil society, governments and many others is the best way to assure that the Internet of tomorrow remains as free, open and accessible as the Internet of today."
The Internet Society, a group formed by internet founders aimed at keeping the system open, said the transition was a positive step.
"The IANA transition is a powerful illustration of the multi-stakeholder model and an affirmation of the principle that the best approach to address challenges is through bottom-up, transparent, and consensus-driven processes," the group said in a statement.
What regulations? I can have someone come into my office and build an entire network without any external connections at all — and there are no “regulations” to speak of.
Imho, FR will be censored, shut down in two years if this goes through.
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You say if this goes through....I believe it has :(
Quote:
“I sent this e-mail to my congressman. “What did you do to stop this treasonous act by the president?” Haven’t heard back from him yet.”
Waste of time. Congress is nothing more than an exclusive, ceremonial club for elected parasites to suck the blood from a dying host called “America.” They serve no other function than to take what they need for themselves and their cronies and hand the rest over to the Executive(a.k.a. Dictator)to hand out as he or she sees fit.
All “law making” is done by the Executive and Judicial branches.
Make sure you get some freppers in 3 d i have a bunch that meets breaks bread in the real world
If the US protects the Internet like it protects the homeland then that’s arguably one positive thing about cutting the cord.
Lyn’ Ted sure stopped this didn’t he? /s
The report is from YAHOO....which is the Clinton News Network - lite.
Rest assured only the “good” parts of the transition were mentioned....if there were indeed any good parts at all.
Get the government out of the internet!!!
Oh wait, no, WE WANT MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE INTERNET!!!
Can’t argue with that, eh?
The telephone lines are a public utility...regulated and governed...and I believe the INTERNET is now being considered as a utility—or at least there was pressure to make it so...
You can build and INTRANET in your office, that is private...
For a look at the integrity of international bodies, look no further than the International Olympic Committee or FIFA. They are driven by bribery and intrigue.
We want our Constitutional protections exercised over our internet...
NWO attempting to control info and communication.
They have admired the norks for years.
Great synopsis
2. If the phone lines are a "public utility," then does the UN regulate them now, too?
3. In an age of dramatic advances in wireless technology, who cares who controls the telephone lines?
From what I can see, the only function of any organization in overseeing the internet is to regulate and enforce domain names and registrations internationally. Maybe I'm wrong about this.
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Just another reason he’ll be remembered as the worst president in history and the most anti-freedom.
And just another reason Paul Ryan is unfit to be POTUS. He will regret this surrender one day. Guaranteed.
The founders tried to prevent this.
They put the natural born citizen requirement in there.
Barry Soetoro/Barack Hussein Obama should be proof enough of the wisdom of the founders when they tried to prevent him from being President by requiring someone who could only be a US citizen and nothing else.
Born here of citizen parents.
Naturally a US citizen because there is no other possibility.
One cannot be anything else and also be a natural born citizen.
Obama told us he was born a British Subject.
Who believes Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Jay, Monroe, Madison, etc. would have found him to be a natural born citizen?
Usurpation Day, January 20, 2009, happened with the complete cooperation of both parties.
They want the Constitution changed without the hassle of amending the Constitution.
Confuse people about the clear meaning of a three word phrase and voila, every anchor baby and Winston Churchill is eligible.
The bench was the reason the GOP went along with the fig leaf resolution for McCain that was used by the Democrats as cover for Obama.
Jindal, Rubio, Haley and Cruz were all up and comers and the future of the party and ineligible.
The truth of the Kenyanesian Usurpation will never see the light of day because both parties cooperated in the violation of the Constitution
Icann now controls the Internet. The USA controlled the Internet from its beginning in the early 1990’s to yesterday.
The UN( The evil cabal of authoritarian dictators and Islamics) controls Icann which controls the Internet now thanks to evil Obama giving it away to them.
anyone who thinks these villains, won’t try to censor the Internet is insane.
Just one way they could do it is to put pressure on search engines like Google to put websites that they don’t approve on black lists(remove them from search results so people can’t find these websites).
when will this start? who knows but as the years go on you will see less and less websites that don’t espouse what these villains believe, nothing about freedom, nothing good, nothing critical of Islam , nothing pro USA or conservatism etc.
A poster here arthur wildfire posted an Icann appliction .
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:arthurwildfiremarch/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change
Anyone think If I try to start a website called Islam Is the Problems .com that Icann will approve it? If you do then post your justification here if you dare.
All of you that didn't help us stop this Obama giveaway and told is it was nothing , you own it and damn you all hell ,
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