When I read the words "Deal Reached on Managing the Internet", my heart quailed. Surely, handover was imminent, surrender inescapable. But no. The world gets an ombudsman with the impressive-sounding name of the Internet Governance Forum, which will have zero actual authority. ICANN retains the substance of power.
This might be a clever manuever or it might be the beginning of retreat. It largely depends on how matters proceed in other areas, how general distrust among the peoples of the world grows or abides. But let us not forget the basic principle: For the internet, as for other things, the government which governs least is best.
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