Editing ICANN (section)

===Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation (2013)===
On October 7, 2013, the [[Montevideo Statement]] on the Future of Internet Cooperation was released by the managers of a number of organizations involved in coordinating the Internet's global technical infrastructure, loosely known as the "I*" (or "I-star") group. Among other things, the statement "expressed strong concern over the undermining of the trust and confidence of Internet users globally due to recent revelations of pervasive monitoring and surveillance" and "called for accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions, towards an environment in which all stakeholders, including all governments, participate on an equal footing". This desire to reduce United States association with the internet is considered a reaction to the ongoing [[PRISM (surveillance program)|NSA surveillance scandal]]. The statement was signed by the managers of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the [[Internet Engineering Task Force]], the [[Internet Architecture Board]], the [[World Wide Web Consortium]], the [[Internet Society]], and the five [[regional Internet registry|regional Internet address registries]] ([[African Network Information Center]], [[American Registry for Internet Numbers]], [[Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre]], [[Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry]], and [[Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre]]).<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07oct13-en.htm Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation], ICANN, October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/11/internet_heavyweights_turn_backs_on_snoopy_us_demand_global_oversight/ "Brazil's anti-NSA prez urged to SNATCH keys to the internet from America"], Rik Myslewski, ''The Register'', October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.</ref><ref name="booting">{{Cite news |last=Milton Mueller |date=November 19, 2013 |title=Booting up Brazil |work=IGP Blog |url=http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/11/19/booting-up-brazil/ |access-date=February 11, 2014}}</ref>