Internet Governance Coalition quoted in ZDNet “US hands over control of internet on schedule – despite last-ditch protests”

“The US government on Saturday ceded control over the internet’s naming system, despite concerted attempts to stop the long-planned transition.

If you believe recent arguments by Republic Senator Ted Cruz and a lawsuit by four Republican state attorneys general, the Obama Administration just handed US government control of the internet to Russia and China and has risked undermining free speech online… [more]

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