US Government Relinquish Internet Control

The US government has taken a step back from control of the internet with a new contract between it and overseeing organisation ICANN that came into effect yesterday.

The three-year contract, with an apparently significant halfway review point, has been heralded by both ICANN and the Department of Commerce as a sign that the US government has listened to worldwide criticism of its continued oversight role and has responded by providing ICANN with a new degree of autonomy.

However, experts disagree, with one calling it “old wine in a new bottle”, and another barely concealing his frustration with an administration that promised eight years ago it would end its role but now has decided “we will have to wait another three years, at a minimum”.

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