Some hours ago I read following in the Swedish headlines news
Have used google translate
"The US government submitted on Saturday over its supervisory role over the Internet source database to the nonprofit organization ICANN, which manages the worldwide data network all domain names and electronic addresses. Trade Ministry's contract with
ICANN expires as part of America's plan to privatize the Internet. ICANN will continue to be self-regulating and managed by businesses, nonprofit organizations and government-affiliated groups. Critics argue that the handover open for authoritarian regimes to take control of ICANN
Although the change will not be noticeable for ordinary users, it is revolutionary - and welcomed by the Swedish government.
-The Difference now is that the US alone has influence over the governance of the Internet, but that all countries have as much power, says Anne-Marie Eklund Löwinder, Security on the Internet Foundation in Sweden. Fears that totalitarian states should take control of the network dismisses Eklund Löwinder: -There are so many different players involved. It will be practically impossible for anyone or any country to take control"
Can't find anything about UN in this story
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