U.S. Quietly Gives Up Control Over The Internet

Graffiti "Internet" on the wall in Vodice, Croatia. Ronald Eikelenboom, via Wikimedia Commons On Friday, the United States announced some very big news in a very boring way. The U.S. government is relinquishing its last official control over the internet. The phrasing chosen by the Department of Commerce announces its intent "to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community." Here's what that means. The U.S. government is giving up control over the Intern...