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This continuing privatization of public goods is unconscionable and the leadership of ICANN should be held to account.
by jdkee 7y ago
This continuing privatization of public goods is unconscionable and the leadership of ICANN should be held to account.
- ohashi 7y agoThey've been held to... bank account. This is being done by ICANN insiders and there is no accountability mechanisms at ICANN. The organization is captured. The .ORG contract renewal wasn't even looked at by the board, it was handled by staff. It was pointed out letting staff do it avoids oversight mechanisms (coincidence? probably not). The board oversight group also all had to recuse themselves to the point there wasn't enough people to perform any actual oversight. ICANN is a captured and corrupt organization. Very few people who aren't being compensated to be there spend any time it seems, thus registry interests win.