TheOldSchool
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with the power to shut down international Internet communications if dictators demand it.Why is it that you leftist love to give power to the useless, America hating, U.N.?For fucks sake will you people find out something about an issue before you react to it? Especially concerning the internet, I thought republican's opposition to net neutrality was the most uninformed opposition ever but this just about beats it.For those here who don't understand what this is about (and I can't believe that anyone on this forum doesn't know), this is all about ICAN that manages the domain name system, and the Obama administration intends to relinquish power to an international group of stakeholders.
The Texas lawmaker warned it can be dangerous if the U.S. ignored the internet powers it enjoyed as countries like Russia, China and Iran would take over. GOP lawmakers don’t want the Obama administration to surrender its authority to ICANN, the global nonprofit organization that manages the internet’s domain name system.
Story w/lots of links @ The Captain's Journal » Ted Cruz To Spearhead Fight Over Internet Control
ICANN is based in Los Angeles in subject to federal and state law.
longknife, phone Ted and tell him.
I have not seen a conservative yet that had a clue what this is really about. Please explain how domain naming authority has anything to do with control of the internet? All this already independent group does is handle what comes after the dot in an internet address. That's it.
What could go wrong by letting China and Iran handle domain names in the US
I love it, I it! The Obama administration has given up control of the South China sea, Iraq, and nuclear weapons in Iran while giving them billions to boot.
After all those BRILLIANT moves, now they want to surrender some of their control of the internet. After seeing how the previous deals they cut worked out, why should anyone be concerned?!?!-)
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