ITIF's Castro Outlines Potential ICANN Accountability Proposal
“One way to provide an effective check on the ICANN board's power is to create statutory members of ICANN with extensive authority over the board,” said Daniel Castro, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation senior analyst, in a Wednesday op-ed in…
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The Hill. Castro cited a 2010 paper by Shawn Gunnarson of Kirton McConkie, pointing to a California law, under which ICANN operates, that requires nonprofits to have statutory members. “This authority could include removing board members, overturning board decisions,” among other provisions, said Castro. ICANN didn’t comment.