America’s decade-long control of the internet will end today when it bows to pressure and gives other countries a greater say in how the web is run.
The move — which is expected to lead to the creation of a “G12 for internet governance” that will review and contribute to critical areas, such as web security — marks the “privatisation” of internet management and comes before the release of a flood of new web addresses early next year.
America’s grip on internet oversight dates back to Arpanet, the military network that was the forerunner to the modern internet. In 1998, while retaining control, the US Government delegated some of its authority to Icann, a not-for-profit California-based body.
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