On the USA “losing control” of the internet

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A timely question from JC. I rarely discuss politics, but this, at its heart, is a technical question, not a political one. Please forgive me for the
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Like you, Woody, I too rarely discuss politics except with very close friends.

However, in this digital age of virtually instant communication accompanied by virtually zero control over who anonymously promulgates what kind of nonsense, an exponentially growing amount of what you so correctly have named threatens to drown us.

Thank you for doing this “fact check” – we need more of this (and it needs to be more widely disseminated) from reputable sources such as yourself. I encourage you to continue such posts as seems appropriate.

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Sorry Woody, but I wholeheartedly disagree with you on this one. Giving away ownership of anything to an outside controlling authority is never a good idea. There’s absolutely no good reason for America to be doing this. Here’s a great video by Stefan Molyneux that lays it all out pretty clearly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xu5p_nDcrg

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I agree with The Office Maven. Simply put, “If it’s not broken, why fix it?” in regards to the structure of ICANN. And referencing Politico for analysis on the proposal? Really, Woody?

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Hey, Mike! Good to hear from you.

I like the delivery, but I think Molyneux is wrong.

Good discussions here:

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/09/28/should-the-us-give-up-oversight-of-internet-addresses/the-transition-to-icann-is-the-best-way-to-protect-internet-freedom

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-icann-internet-20160927-snap-story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/20/ted-cruz-is-wrong-about-a-key-internet-agencys-ability-to-censor-free-speech/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/22/13013356/donald-trump-icann-ted-cruz-web-control

It really is a technical question.

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Thanks. I’ll think about it.

One of the main reasons why I didn’t want to move back to the US is American politics. Can’t say that I’ve ever found any other country where I liked the politics. But the US seems to drown in the deep end of the gene pool.

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OK, good point on Politico. Try my new links to NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post.

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A bit of balance to NYT, LAT, WP

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/09/29/meet-new-authoritarian-masters-internet/

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Never thought I would approve a Breitbart post.

Anyway, I’m sealing off the discussion at this point. I probably shouldn’t have posted it in the first place.

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Two no-no discussions.

Politics and Religion.

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Here here. I learned my lesson!

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Woody, I don’t fault you for giving your thoughts on this type of question.

The problem is, on a subject like this, it’s really hard to avoid the political aspect of the question.

It is probably safer to leave these types of questions to Facebook, where everyone can (and does) rant, and where you can find real answers to your questions!

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Point well taken. I should know better!

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Exactly, I wouldn’t fault Woody – he wasn’t being “political”, he was just mentioning an important piece of information/news from his general subject area (technology/computing).

It’s unfortunate that there are some topics that can’t be broached any more because they’ve become hot-button issues or adopted and re-defined by various groups.

On one’s own “dern” blog, one can have an opinion and share news. Maybe turning off the reader comments under such blogposts would be a way to avoid political to-and-fro.

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