The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking to block an attempt by plaintiffs involved in a US lawsuit to seize the top-level domains (TLDs) of Iran, Syria and North Korea as part of compensation for terrorist incidents. ICANN said that it has asserted to the US federal court in Washington DC …
Syria’s civil war went offline Thursday as millions of people tracking the conflict over YouTube, Facebook and other high-tech services found themselves struggling against an unnerving national shutdown of the Internet. Read More
On behalf of Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO, and the Internet Society Board of Trustees: Emerging reports from various organizations and individuals indicate that international Internet connectivity was shut off in Syria today. The Internet is an open, global medium for communication, idea exchange, empowerment, and innovation. Access to the global Internet is a …