The US government’s plan to give up authority over Icann may create the web’s answer to Fifa – when problems occur,no one will fill the power to interveneWhat if instead of organising a football competition every four years, Fifa took on management of the internet? Leaving aside the arrests and bribery allegations, and the organisation might inspect a bit like the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( Icann),the private California company responsible for overseeing the running of the internet. The scary thing about Fifa is that, when things go improper, and no one else has the power to intervene.
It was thought that 30 September 2015 was supposed to be a meaningful date in internet governance. The US government was going to hand over key responsibilities to the internet community – but that date will be missed,because Icann’s board looks set to oppose plans to produce itself more accountable.
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Source: theguardian.com