On 14 March 2014, the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions [PDF, 3.49 MB] to the global multistakeholder community. NTIA asked ICANN to convene an inclusive, global discussion to determine a process for transitioning the stewardship of these functions …
The Uganda’s communications regulator said it has blocked some social-media platforms to stop further campaigning during presidential elections in the East African nation. Bloomberg Reported. “It’s a breach of the law to campaign on election day,” Godfrey Mutabazi, executive director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), said in an interview with private broadcaster NTV in …
Tim Cook Apple CEO has confirmed that the tech company will appeal a California judge’s order to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the terrorists involved in the San Bernardino shooting. Following the request, Cook argued, would “threaten the security of our customers.” The device in question — an iPhone 5c — belonged to Syed Farook, who, alongside his …
Göran Marby, an experienced business executive and government leader has been named as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of ICANN), he will replace Fadi Chehadé who will be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new career in the private sector (outside the Domain Name Industry). Fadi in his blog …
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 …
ICANN has announced that it will not hold its 56th Meeting in Panama city due to the serious spread of the Zika virus. This is not the first time ICANN has had to relocate a meeting, in 2015, due to “Community concerns that would prevent maximum participation at its next global meeting (ICANN 52, 8-12 …
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 …
US Senator Ted Cruz and Republican presidential frontrunner has sent a pointed letter to to the ICANN CEO acing him of being complicit in Chinese online censorship. The letter [PDF] co-signed by Cruz and two other senators demanded that Chehade explain his decision to co-chair a Chinese internet governance initiative listing 9 questions to …
The US Congressman Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) has 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 This is after listening to a December 21, 2015 interview with Fadi Chehade on National Public Radio. In the interview, …
Brazil’s politicians are on a collision cause with the country’s young generation of YouTube addicts over planned restrictions on the Internet. The country’s congress is debating a series of bills that would mean Internet users in Brazil would have to provide their full name, home address and taxpayer ID to every website they use. Those …