Europe wants America to stop controlling the internet

The European Commission wants the management of the Internet and the systems that make the Internet possible no longer under the control of the United States. The Commission advocates a system with a greater role for Europe, among others, in the management of the Internet.

According to the European Commission, the massive espionage that whistleblower Edward Snowden brought to light in the past eight months and the diminished confidence in the internet are the reasons for wanting to partially change the management, says the responsible European Commissioner Neelie Kroes.

The European Commission does not support the proposal to delegate management to the United Nations, but wants a global management system, without individual countries having control over vital systems of the internet. Europe must play a greater role in this. A spokesperson for Kroes says in an explanation by e-mail that the reform of the management of the internet is urgently needed. “It is essential if we want to avoid a break or a brake on the innovation of the internet.”

The reforms should take shape in the coming years. The EU wants to negotiate with the Americans about this. crucible say on Twitter that ‘the internet doesn’t need censorship’. At present, US organizations such as ICANN are still overseeing the development of the Internet, under the watchful eye of the US Department of Commerce.