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Re:ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great .org heist by pjc50 on Monday November 25, 2019 @06:27AM (#21627140)
Which people? There's no "world government" representing us, and having it annexed by the US isn't a great substitute.
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Re:ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great .org heist by strbean on Monday November 25, 2019 @03:20PM (#21632346)
The UN? It has its problems (the Security Council), but it's the closest thing we have.
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Re:ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great .org heist by Synaesthesia on Monday November 25, 2019 @10:14AM (#21628762)
You could have a council which is voted for and whose positions are immediately revocable by popular demand.
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Re:ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great .org heist by peterwwillis on Monday November 25, 2019 @10:34AM (#21628960)
This doesn't really work. There are other stakeholders than just "the public", so need to add more to it, and because of this inherent complexity it ends up sucking. (see Athenian Democracy)
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Re:ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great .org heist by syshum on Monday November 25, 2019 @09:36AM (#21628426)
Having the US Dept of Commerce over it is the least bad option right now though
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