ICANN may be looking for immunity from U.S. law
The closest thing the Internet has to a governing body seems to want the same kind of immunity from national laws that the International Red Cross and the International Olympic Committee have enjoyed for decades. A recent report prepared for the board of ICANN says the organization should “explore the private international organization model” and it should “operationalize whatever outcomes result.”
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