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A UN Controlled Internet
'Battle for the soul of the Internet'?
As we've mentioned, many countries would like to see control over the Internet shifted from ICANN to a less "America-centric" outfit like the UN's ITU. Elliot Noss of Tucows? Not a big fan of the idea: "We could expect to see the likes of Internet pioneer Vint Cerf replaced by some dictator's wife's third cousin." In March, CNET interviewed Houlin Zhao, director of the ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Bureau. Should any part of Internet Governance be handed over to the ITU?

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oliphant
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oliphant

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No

There is simply no good reason (other than rampant anti-Americanism) to hand it over to the ITU. Too many people confuse Verisign's miscalculations with ICANN. Take the power away from Verisign maybe, but ICANN does their job just fine.