USA to hand over control of internet
ICANN, the internet regulatory body is expected to be given more control over its own affairs and oversight on Wednesday when a meeting with US government officials goes ahead. A document is due to be signed on the matter, something the international community has been going after for quite a while.
The group is responsible for, amongst other things, administration of the ‘top level domains’ available for use (think ‘.com’, ‘.net’, etc) and the available IP address allocations on the internet. Until the late 90s, the US government tended to run all of these areas directly but has gradually handed control over to the international organisation. While a complete detachment of ICANN from the US is unlikely in the near future, it is seen as a crucial step.
International observers from the EU (amongst others) wish for ICANN to become “universally accountable” to the international community – i.e. to give them as much say and oversight as the US government has had in the past.
Recently, ICANN and the IANA (an organisation run by ICANN in order to administer the addressing system) have been looking at ways of including a new series of TLDs for various industries – ranging from ‘.xxx’ for adult material to ‘.sport’ and ‘.film’ for sports and film related sites, respectively.
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