The line in the sand has been drawn, and that line is the Internet. The World Wide Web has become embroiled in a worldwide custody battle over who will control the Internet.

Earlier this year, as other countries’ grumblings became outright cries of indignation, the U.S. asserted its intent to retain control of the Internet.

Actually, specifically, to retain control over the master DNS files which serve as the master routing plan for that big switchboard we call the Internet.

That of course only served to fuel the fire, leading to international talks about who should control the Internet being added to the agenda for the next United Nations meeting in Tunisia. In fact, the talks will include proposals which involve the U.N. itself taking control of the Internet.

There are a lot of ways to look at this, and sure, the Internet touches every corner of the globe…

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[tags]internet,icann,dns,united nations[/tags]