Stop Obama’s Internet Giveaway (opens in new tab)

(wsj.com)

32 pointskillwhitey10y ago16 comments

16 comments

I don't really follow ICANN news. I have some vague idea that they've made some questionable moves over the past several years.

I know nothing of the Obama administration's involvement.

Could somebody translate the article into a form I understand? ICANN manages the sale/assignment of IP addresses and manages the Root DNS Servers, right?

How does USA currently control them and what does the proposed change mean?

rndmize10y ago

Wasn't able to read the article since it was paywalled, but I'd guess this Economist piece is on the same matter: http://www.economist.com/news/international/21693922-organis...

daveloyall10y ago

wow it's a very, very different article! Try pasting the original url into the Google News search box in an incognito window.

dtf10y ago

"The Internet as we know it won’t survive if other governments get their way."

Here's a quick recap from TechDirt on the kind of Internet the author of this article would prefer:

https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?tag=gordon+crovitz

alricb10y ago

Background:

http://www.ipjustice.org/internet-governance/ip-justice-jour...

wcummings10y ago

>It’s up to Congress to block a surrender that could give control to authoritarian rulers.

Oh, the irony!

dublinben10y ago

If you know anything about the farce that is the UN Human Rights Council[0], the idea of some international coalition of governments having any control over the fundamental infrastructure of the internet should be concerning. All things considered, the IANA has been in good hands under the purview of ICANN and the US Department of Commerce.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Co...

dev1n10y ago

google link to bypass paywall [1]

[1]:https://www.google.com/#q=http:%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%...

Mithaldu10y ago

I honestly like that its paywalled. If it were important it wouldn't be. Saves time.

ikeboy10y ago

https://archive.is/AihZ5

jedberg10y ago

Only if your IP hasn't hit it already. They switched from cookie to IP based tracking (or some combo at least).

EwanG10y ago

Which takes me to a google search page with the article as the top link, and when I click it I still get the paywall. Something I'm missing?

leohutson10y ago

Try opening the Google link in incognito. Or don't, it's not really worth the effort to read such a biased piece.

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dev1n10y ago

That's odd. The idea is that WSJ allows non-paywalled referrals from google so I figured posting the link to the google search would help. Sorry about that. I don't know why it's still paywalled for you..

icpmacdo10y ago

incognito and whitelist WSJ from ad blockers

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16 comments

daveloyall10y ago

I don't really follow ICANN news. I have some vague idea that they've made some questionable moves over the past several years.

I know nothing of the Obama administration's involvement.

Could somebody translate the article into a form I understand? ICANN manages the sale/assignment of IP addresses and manages the Root DNS Servers, right?

How does USA currently control them and what does the proposed change mean?

rndmize10y ago

Wasn't able to read the article since it was paywalled, but I'd guess this Economist piece is on the same matter: http://www.economist.com/news/international/21693922-organis...

daveloyall10y ago

wow it's a very, very different article! Try pasting the original url into the Google News search box in an incognito window.

dtf10y ago

"The Internet as we know it won’t survive if other governments get their way."

Here's a quick recap from TechDirt on the kind of Internet the author of this article would prefer:

https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?tag=gordon+crovitz

alricb10y ago

Background:

http://www.ipjustice.org/internet-governance/ip-justice-jour...

wcummings10y ago

>It’s up to Congress to block a surrender that could give control to authoritarian rulers.

Oh, the irony!

dublinben10y ago

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Co...

dev1n10y ago

google link to bypass paywall [1]

[1]:https://www.google.com/#q=http:%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%...

Mithaldu10y ago

I honestly like that its paywalled. If it were important it wouldn't be. Saves time.

ikeboy10y ago

https://archive.is/AihZ5

jedberg10y ago

Only if your IP hasn't hit it already. They switched from cookie to IP based tracking (or some combo at least).

EwanG10y ago

Which takes me to a google search page with the article as the top link, and when I click it I still get the paywall. Something I'm missing?

leohutson10y ago

Try opening the Google link in incognito. Or don't, it's not really worth the effort to read such a biased piece.

1 more reply

dev1n10y ago

icpmacdo10y ago

incognito and whitelist WSJ from ad blockers

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse