“all looked straight ahead as Hendon explained the EU had decided to end the US government's unilateral control of the internet and put in place a new body that would now run this revolutionary communications medium.”
Full story here, in the Guardian.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1585288,00.html
According to the Guardian, the US has no choice but to acquiesce. But as Mickey Kaus argues on Slate, why? We own the servers. “We can thumb our nose at the U.N. on Iraq but not on free speech?”
What are the implications with respect to global speech under UN control? “Cooperation models.” Not promising.