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President Obama made headlines with his decision to give up sole control of the nonprofit that oversees the Internet鈥攖he Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)鈥攖o a multi-stakeholder international governing body. The hand-off took place on September 30, 2016. Mark Grabowski, J.D., associate professor of communications in the 91吃瓜网 College of Arts and Sciences, has commented extensively on the handover.

Grabowksi told USA Today that although the Department of Commerce has been hands off in its oversight of the contract, it provided a safety valve.

鈥淵ou knew if anything really went wrong you鈥檇 have the U.S. government to step in,鈥� Grabowski said. 鈥淲e really won鈥檛 know for three to five years whether this was something to worry about or not, whether the proponents can truthfully say, 鈥榃e told you so,鈥� or the people who were critical had a point.鈥�

Grabowksi also penned an op-ed that was published by the Washington Examiner. He wrote: 鈥淚n short, having global oversight is a matter of fairness. But it lacks a good plan.鈥�