US may be forced to relinquish control of the internet to a coalition of g [View All]

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I've been following this story for a couple of months now, but I've yet to see much on the big media outlets, to date.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1585288,00.html

US may be forced to relinquish control of the internet to a coalition of governments.
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A number of countries represented in Geneva, including Brazil, China, Cuba, Iran and several African states, insisted the US give up control, but it refused. The meeting "was going nowhere", Hendon says, and so the EU took a bold step and proposed two stark changes: a new forum that would decide public policy, and a "cooperation model" comprising governments that would be in overall charge.
Much to the distress of the US, the idea proved popular. Its representative hit back, stating that it "can't in any way allow any changes" that went against the "historic role" of the US in controlling the top level of the internet.
But the refusal to budge only strengthened opposition, and now the world's governments are expected to agree a deal to award themselves ultimate control. It will be officially raised at a UN summit of world leaders next month and, faced with international consensus, there is little the US government can do but acquiesce.