Around the Net

Sens. Cruz, Rubio Fight For U.S. Control Of Web

With the GOP primary in their rearview mirrors, Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are gearing up for their next big venture: opposing President Obama’s plan to give up U.S. control of the open Internet. The U.S. is planning to cancel the Commerce Department’s contract with Icann, which could lead to authoritarian regimes censoring the global Internet.

The House passed a bill that banned Obama from cancelling the contract until 2017, giving the next president the chance to decide to retain U.S. control on the open internet.

Read the whole story at The Wall Street Journal »

Next story loading loading..