Writing assignment 2

ICANN is a, private, nonprofit organization based in the U.S. that manages domain names, ip addresses, and other essential things to ensure the internet runs smoothly. The denationalization of ICANN has become a very controversial issue. Some people say that it is best to leave ICANN as it is now, while others believe U.S. has too much control over the internet and that ICANN shouldn't be the one responsible for all domain names.

Many countries would like to denationalize ICANN because they fear the U.S. government has too much influence over the internet. One of the main goals of the internet was to make it a neutral place for people to research and communicate. Many countries feel that the internet is too rooted in the United States and fear that the U.S. government has too much control over the internet. Other countries would also like the chance to get involved with the internet revolution. International countries also say that denationalizing ICANN will help to make the internet more global and less local.

Other people, however feel differently about ICANN. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN claims that there is plenty of global efforts at ICANN. Twomey himself is from Australia and encourages people from other countries to join the organization. One of the key arguments for keeping ICANN as is, is that it works. Why change something that works? Twomey says that ICANN is operating at the technological level and not a political level. He believes that politics should be left out and they should be able to continue to expand their fully functional technology.