Harold Furchgott-Roth is a former member of the US Federal communications Commission. He currently runs a piece in several US newspapers on the outcome of WSIS.
It is titled “How the White House Defended the Internet” and is a fun read for those of us liking stupid, one-sided arguments. It seems only Steven Forrest can find this thrilling. Bret Faussett disagrees with most of the arguments presented.
While most consider the WSIS was a success for the US, as it did not have to surrender its control on the Internet, Furchgott-Roth nevertheless considers that the UN is a winner, too .
As the title of the paper suggests, it it clear for him the US “saved” the Internet. However, he fails to mention that the USG is currently one of the biggest threats to the stability of the Internet, given the way US national politics has rotten the ICANN debate, as witnessed by the .XXX debacle.
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