http://gac.icann.org/system/files/GAC_on_MoPo_August_4_2010_0.pdf

GAC has spoken.  GAC sent a letter to ICANN Board this week:

"The GAC firmly believes that the absence of any controversial  
strings in the current universe of top-level domains (TLDs) to date  
contributes directly to the security and stability of the domain name  
and addressing system (DNS) and the universal resolvability of the  
system...."

So the governments claim there can be NO controversial tlds.  How  
enlightening!    And of course the old "security and stability"  
argument is trotted out to try to justify such an outrageous demand  
and curtailment of freedom.

Obviously this is not an issue of "security" of the Internet, but of  
trying to prevent people from being exposed to viewpoints that some  
govts don't like.

Let's see if the Board turns a few cartwheels to please govts on this  
one.

Robin


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