GAC, Net Freedom, Unaccountable ICANN Board: Focus of Cruz, Lankford & Lee’s Letter to NTIA, Pritzker

The latest letter of May 19th by U.S. Senators Cruz, Lankford & Lee’s to the U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and NTIA’s Larry Strickling has raised sustained concerns by the US government legislator on several issues of magnitude. The letter touches fears that the transition will be an entry to endangerment of internet freedom; power …

ICANN accused of Stonewalling Congress by US Senators Cruz, Lankford & Lee

On Monday, April 4th 2016, Senator and Republican Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz along with James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have sent yet another pressing letter to ICANN seeking feedback about outgoing CEO Fadi Chehadé’s and ICANN’s relationship with the Chinese government and the planned transition away from U.S. government oversight of the Internet. …

US Court halts .Africa delegation until a preliminary injunction case by applicant DotConnectAfrica is determined

on March 05, 2013, a UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – WESTERN  DIVISION ruling has granted an Interim Relief for DotConnectAfrica by issuing a decision below that ICANN should hold off from delegating the .AFRICA top-level domain (TLD) for ZA Central Registry (ZACR). The Court ruled. DCA Trust has taken ICANN to task …

Sens. Ted Cruz, Lankford, and Lee Raise New Concerns About ICANN’s Relationship with Authoritarian China over Chehadé Wuzhen Engagement

Following last week’s statement by Republican Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz that ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé was misleading the U.S. Senate over Wuzhen Conference, the Senator to gether with Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) have written to the ICANN Chair Steve Crocker demanding a more accountable response to the Senate. Cruz has …

Republican Presidential Hopeful Ted Cruz says ICANN CEO Chehadé is misleading the U.S. Senate over Wuzhen Conference

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) who is also a Republican Presidential hopeful has issued a statement yesterday regarding a letter that Cruz, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) received from Fadi Chehadé, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday over his involvement with the Chinese government. …

ICANN names President and CEO Göran Marby to Replace Fadi Chehadé

08 Feb 2016   Los Angeles, California… Göran Marby, an experienced business executive and government leader has been named the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).   “I’m delighted to announce Göran as the new head of ICANN,” said Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the …

Sen. Ted Cruz Slams ICANN’s CEO Chehade for Chinese WIC, calls him out for Conflict of interest

Days after US Congressman Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) sent a letter to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade urging him to abandon plans to weaken the Internet for users in the United States and around the world, another letter co-signed by US presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) has been sent …

Outgoing ICANN CEO revives NetMundial in the Wuzhen Summit

ICANN’s outgoing CEO has sprung a surprise support for a new Chinese government initiative to expand its view of internet governance. This came during the last day of the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, the conference organizers unexpectedly announced they had set up a new “high-level advisory committee” that would guide the agenda of future …