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Is it time to privatize .US?

The US government has issued a Request for Information” (RFI) regarding the maintenance and management of the .US top level domain.   Dot US is a country code domain (ccTLD) in a country dominated by generic top-level domains. Unlike the…

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The debate over “multistakeholderism”

A CircleID post by Alexander Klimburg takes aim at my article, “The Power to Govern Ourselves,” delivered at the Gig-Arts conference in June. That speech, avaiable here on the blog, argued that “Multistakeholder does not describe a governance model. It…

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Beyond Big Tech: A Manifesto for Big Government

The backlash against Big Tech has given political movements as diverse as populist nationalist conservatives and woke progressives a common cause. Occasionally political entrepreneurs try to catalyze a movement around this anti-Big Tech sentiment, writing manifestos calling for change. The…

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The Disappointing NETMundial+10

The NETMundial 10th anniversary event was held April 23 and 24 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. As we wrote earlier, “Netmundial was a transformative moment in global internet governance. Inspired by the Snowden revelations, and amplified by the U.S. government’s announcement that it…

The Traditional Media’s Role in Sculpting Truth: the Originator Profile and Unfair Election Reports

As the global community grapples with various regulatory frameworks and policy recommendations put forward by states, social media companies, and academia, the pivotal role of traditional media and journalists often slips under the radar. The article discusses information integrity efforts…

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Public and Private Power in Internet Content Regulation: ICANN and Registry “Voluntary” Commitments

Is censorship something that only happens when state actors do it, or can private actors engage in it as well? That crucial Internet governance debate is taking place in two venues: The U.S. Supreme Court, which will rule on two…

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Fragmenting the Web: The EU’s Identity Power Play

The Internet Governance Project has signed on to a Joint statement of scientists and NGOs in opposition to Article 45 of the European Union’s eIDAS (Electronic IDentification And trust Services) regulation. Security researchers, digital rights groups and industry all oppose…

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Withdrawal from Christchurch Call Advisory Network (CCAN)

With this statement, Georgia Tech’s Internet Governance Project is announcing its withdrawal from the Christchurch Call Advisory Network. The Christchurch Call was launched by New Zealand’s Prime Minister after a terrorist gunman attacked two mosques in Christchurch, NZ on March…

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AFRINIC Receivership: How Resilient is Internet Governance?

The African Network Information Center (AFRINIC), one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) pivotal to the operation of Internet infrastructure, has been moved into receivership by Court Order from the Bankruptcy Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius, as…

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UN Cybercrime negotiations: No outcome may be the best outcome

The first day of September this year marked the end of the sixth round of negotiations of the UN Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) on Cybercrime. The two weeks of debates and informal consultations concluded with applause. Despite all the efforts…