BadIdea.com: What If The U.N. Controlled The Internet?
“Without garnering much attention, a battle is raging for the soul of the Internet.”
CNET reports: “The United Nations and the International Telecommunications Union are trying to wrest control of domain names and DNS and IP addresses from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. This battle manifests itself through the United Nations-created World Summit on the Information Society and the ITU-led Working Group on Internet Governance. “
“If the United Nations controlled domain names and IP addresses, the ability of countries to censor the Internet would be greatly enhanced.”
Given the UN’s ongoing scandals, the last thing anyone should be considering is having them manage the world wide web.
UPDATE: (6/18)
Keep The U.N. Off The Internet
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