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ICANN Is Violating Its Legal Agreements with the U.S. Government — Who’s Next?
In April, I published an article on CircleID, The Multistakeholder Moment of Truth: Will Stakeholders Hold ICANN Accountable?, pointing out that ICANN is violating its legal agreements with the U.S. Government — namely the InterNIC licensing agreement
Aug 9, 2021
Multi-stakeholder Internet governance is captured and presumed dead
It’s time for a reset before it’s too late.
Aug 2, 2021
The Internet’s Legitimacy Threat
DNSDecrypt is back and better than ever -- plus, the growing threat to private sector leadership of Internet plumbing.
Apr 12, 2022
Does Former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt Really Want Improper Auction Proceeds From ICANN and Verisign?
The Feds and California’s Attorney General need to take a look at the redacted list of recipients in o.com auction.
Jul 28, 2021
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Anticompetitive and Predatory Misconduct by ICANN and Contracted Parties Must End
On May 26, 2021, I submitted a complaint to ICANN’s Complaints Officer, Krista Papac. In a nutshell, my complaint centers on ICANN’s blatant violation…
Jun 16, 2021
Why Is Verisign Ignoring New Revenue?
Last month saw a much-anticipated decision handed down in the Independent Review Panel (IRP) proceeding examining the controversial 2016 auction for the…
Jun 2, 2021
ICANN’s Tax Exemption Requires Updated Review
In September 2015, John Levine asked why ICANN should be considered a tax-exempt organization following the completion of the U.S. government’s…
May 16, 2021
Mistrust of ICANN Is Fully Vindicated
Recently, I have been reporting on a highly questionable auction scheme for a single domain name, o.com, which is currently being improperly warehoused…
May 10, 2021
Leaked Documents Reveal Xi Jinping’s Communist Chinese Plan to Control the Internet’s Root
Yesterday, The Epoch Times reported on leaked internal Chinese government documents revealing that premier Xi Jinping has “personally directed the…
May 3, 2021
Is Recent NIST Letter on o.com a Bureaucratic Coup d’Etat?
Verisign recently informed ICANN that it had received a letter from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S…
Apr 22, 2021
The Multistakeholder Moment of Truth: Will Stakeholders Hold ICANN Accountable?
During the two-year period preceding the IANA transition in 2016 there was a near-superhuman effort put forth by the community of stakeholders to…
Apr 19, 2021
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The Insult and Injury of the U.S. Government’s Failure to Enforce ICANN’s Contractual Obligations
Someone recently observed that many stakeholders have fallen victim to a “chilling effect” resulting from fear of retaliation by the rich and powerful…
Apr 13, 2021
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The Multistakeholder Moment of Truth: Will Stakeholders Hold ICANN Accountable?
1
Keeping a Free and Open Internet Starts at the Root
DNSDecrypt is Leveling Up...
The Internet's Security & Stability Is Independent of VeriSign's Margins
Congress OKs NTIA For Mandating WHOIS Replacement
Scrutiny of Big Tech Needs to Get to the Internet's Root
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