Giving the Internet Over to the U.N. — or Worse

By: American Decency Staff

How has the Internet worked so well—and stayed as free as it is—for so long? One big reason is U.S. oversight, and the Obama administration has now said it’s giving that up.

Absent oversight of the Department of Commerce, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will likely face greater pressure from those who wish to censor, restrict, tax or otherwise pursue measures to undermine a free and open Web. As Heritage experts explain:

ICANN is a U.S. nonprofit corporation established in 1998 to manage the Internet’s domain name system (DNS). The DNS is what allows users of the Internet, for example, to type “Heritage.org” and reach the correct website.

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