Fadi Chehadé, president and CEO of ICANN went on the offensive today, with an op-ed for the Huffington Post; the ever-busy technocrat attempts to set the record straight on what the heck is going on with the Internet.
Fadi Chehadé, president and CEO of ICANN.
Here’s the synopsis:
“Unfortunately, some critics of the announcement have begun to speculate and report a number of inaccuracies as fact. Let me set the record straight.
- The announcement does NOT mean the United States is surrendering control of the Internet to Russia, China nor to any other country or government-led organization.
- The announcement will NOT allow any one authority to dictate how the Internet functions in America.
- The announcement will NOT limit the free access enjoyed by the billions who use the Internet every day.
- The announcement will NOT lead to a division of the Internet into smaller, splintered, less technically resilient pieces.
- The announcement is NOT the final decision. Without an acceptable proposal, the U.S. will NOT transition stewardship.
The U.S. Government and ICANN are confident that a global, multistakeholder-based solution will be reached. ICANN has operated under such a model for more than fifteen years and is prepared to lead an inclusive and productive dialogue to ensure a transition informed by one clear objective: keeping the Internet open and unified.
I encourage everyone who’s interested to get involved, to participate in this global multistakeholder community — and crucially to understand the facts — not the myths — about this transition.”
For the full article go here.
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