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Commissioner Reding wants internet governance fully privatised but overseen by an international forum (Photo: EURid)

EU wants 'Internet G12' to govern cyberspace

The European Commission wants the US to dissolve all government links with the body that 'governs' the internet, replacing it with an international forum for discussing internet governance and online security.

The rules and decisions on key internet governance issues, such as the creation of top level domains (such as .com and .eu) and managing the internet address system that ensures computers can connect to each other, are currently made by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names ...

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Commissioner Reding wants internet governance fully privatised but overseen by an international forum (Photo: EURid)

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