US to give up control of the internet's 'address book' after years of debate

Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority has moved from the US government to an international group, but not everyone is happy about it

As of Saturday morning the internet - or at least the bit of it that manages the network's "address book" - is no longer controlled by an American organization but by an international group.

The move inspired much heated pre-election rhetoric as the 1 October deadline drew near - chiefly from a group of US Republican governors, who backed unsuccessful last-minute court action to delay the transition on the grounds that it wasn't in US interests.