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Re:US hands internet control to ICANN by KevinEldon on Sunday October 02, 2016 @11:23AM (#12622757)
That's not how the internet works. Domain names are not the internet.
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Re:US hands internet control to ICANN by pdkl95 on Sunday October 02, 2016 @11:50AM (#12622864)
https://xkcd.com/932/

Obvious jokes aside, given that most people wouldn't be able to use the internet if the DNS suddenly stopped working, there may not be much practical difference between DNS an "the internet" for most people.

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Re:US hands internet control to ICANN by sunshiney on Sunday October 02, 2016 @11:42AM (#12622830)
Exactly. I came here to learn why so many media talking heads and others are losing their cookies over this.
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