Some have accused ICANN of reinforcing the Digital Divide, and one wonders if that phrase is not losing meaning on the lipps of politicians and activists alike. The report details the emotional debate and angry comments that flew around during discussion and commentary.
This heated debate on Slashdot [2] is worth a read. Some pithy observations as well as some outrageous assumptions are garaunteed to raise your hackles.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) held a meeting in Montevideo, Uraguay this week. The behaviour and comments of some participants and of ICANN has sparked this interesting article.
Links
[1] https://www.pambazuka.org/author/contributor
[2] http://slashdot.org/yro/01/09/08/2315249.shtml
[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3305
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/34
[5] https://www.pambazuka.org/category/ict-media-security
[6] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/internet/2832