I CANN root around

[Spathiphyllum]

Like it or not, it looks like "the U.S. government will indefinitely retain oversight of the main computers that control traffic on the Internet, ignoring calls by some countries to turn the function over to an international body, a senior official said Thursday." - CNN

More...

In 1998, the Commerce Department selected a private organization with international board members, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, to decide what goes on those lists. Commerce kept veto power, but indicated it would let go once ICANN met a number of conditions.

Thursday's declaration means Commerce would keep that control, regardless of whether and when those conditions are met.

Personally, I think it is still best run under U.S. control. I couldn't imagine watching the U.N. or any of its extensions handling it without interjecting politics into what should be (hopefully) an apolitical enterprise.

At any rate, the U.S. "wins" this technology by retaining what it designed/funded predominantly. A wise move.

[Vin DSL]

I thought I'd read it was Libya's turn to control the lists...

[Spathiphyllum]

LOL. Yes, or North Korea. But both were willing to relenquish for a handful of magic beans.