Lawfare Project Condemns League of Arab States Attempt to Politicize Internet Coordinating Body (ICANN)
January 21, 2011 – NEW YORK – On January 16th, the League of Arab States' Steering Committee for the Arab Top Level Domains project issued a Public Comment to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that wrongly accuses ICANN of serving U.S. interests by complying with U.S. law, in particular, with counterterrorism regulations. Because ICANN controls and maintains the structural integrity of the Internet, the Arab League's attempt to co-opt or otherwise politicize its processes constitutes lawfareand is of grave concern. This comes amidst a months-long push by the Arab League and some of its member states to influence debated issues at ICANN, including background checks for terrorism and redistricting geographical regions to increase the Arab League's voting power.
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