Ted Cruz Takes Dead Aim at Obama Administration in Internet Dispute

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Ted Cruz Takes Dead Aim at Obama Administration in Internet Dispute

by Abby Livingston Sept. 14, 2016 21Comments

 

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz might be laying low politically, but this fall he's taking the lead on an obscure issue that could affect ongoing federal budget negotiations: Who should control how the Internet is organized?

 

Cruz is fighting an impending move by the federal government to relinquish oversight of a nonprofit organization that determines the way domain names are organized on the Internet.

 

It’s an issue on the minds of many conservatives, who charge that giving up that power would allow authoritarian regimes like China and Russia to further censor free speech on the Web.