"ICANN warns UN may sideline tech community from future internet governance" via @ssharwood

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/22/icann_un_digital_compact_warning/

What are your thoughts on the proposed Global Digital Compact?

#Internet #ICANN #InternetGovernance #NetGov

#InternetGovernance #SocialMedia #DigitalPlatforms: "In an increasingly digital and interconnected world, platforms have emerged as powerful intermediaries that shape our online experiences, social interactions, and access to information. While platforms have brought numerous benefits, there is now an overwhelming recognition of their potential negative effects on individuals, society, and democracy. From the spread of misinformation and privacy concerns to cyberbullying and algorithmic biases, these harms demand a comprehensive and nuanced understanding, as well as mitigation strategies.
This paper serves as a summary report for the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative, a two-year joint initiative between Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy. It delves into the rationale and components of a new risk-centered approach to analyze and address the negative impacts of digital platforms. It also explores the key dimensions that should be considered when assessing platform risk, including mental and physical health, financial security, privacy, social and reputational wellbeing, professional security, sovereignty, and strength of public goods."

https://shorensteincenter.org/towards-digital-platforms-and-public-purpose/?j=364454&sfmc_sub=42747086&l=94_HTML&u=6019885&mid=514003478&jb=3006

My new paper-in-progress with @tstruett and @paufder (and an assist from @rwg) is now live on Peertube. It's part of the Warwick University #Mastodon Research Symposium:

CAN THIS PLATFORM SURVIVE?
Governance Challenges for the Fediverse

#commodon @commodon #InternetGovernance #InternetResearch #AoIR #MastoSymposium

https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/w/b6xJbVjJvz4d7cxskT57Z7

This is an interesting piece from Milton Mueller on #Internet #governance: https://www.internetgovernance.org/2023/06/15/the-big-question-facing-icanns-contractual-governance-regime/, There is a lot of good tutorial information in it. #techpolicy #internetgovernance

@dualkei will be representing @dnsoarc at #ICANN77 this week and he is looking forward to connecting with you all in the hallway track.

#DNSOARC #InternetGovernance #HallwayTrack #Networking #ConnectingMinds #DigitalTransformation #LoveDNS ^RP

@dualkei will be representing @dnsoarc at #ICANN77 this week and he is looking forward to connecting with you all in the hallway track.

#DNSOARC #InternetGovernance #HallwayTrack #Networking #ConnectingMinds #DigitalTransformation #LoveDNS ^RP

"We have published a study exploring the impact of economic sanctions on access to the global Internet. Our research investigates how sanctions affect the ability of ordinary people and non-sanctioned service providers to connect to the Internet and how they disrupt its global, interconnected nature."

https://labs.ripe.net/author/farzaneh-badiei/sanctions-and-the-internet-a-report/

#InternetGovernance

Abrasive Working Practices:
‘#IETF working groups are characterized by frank exchanges and robust conversations. […] #Confrontation is a test, a way to guarantee high-quality contributions.’
⸺
in #LoudMen: https://www.criticalinfralab.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LoudMen-CorinneCath-CriticalInfraLab.pdf by Dr. Corinne #CathSpeth @C__CS #governance #networkPolitics #standards #excellence #internet #internetGovernance #anthropology #sociology #tech #neutrality #STS #infrastructure #techCulture #engineering #ethics @ethics #masculinity #reputation #workPlace #workCulture

Abrasive Working Practices:
‘#IETF working groups
are characterized by frank exchanges and robust conversations. […] #Confrontation is a test, a way to guarantee high-quality contributions.’
⸺
in #LoudMen: https://www.criticalinfralab.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LoudMen-CorinneCath-CriticalInfraLab.pdf by Dr. Corinne #CathSpeth @C__CS #governance #networkPolitics #standards #excellence #internet #internetGovernance #anthropology #sociology #tech #neutrality #STS #infrastructure #techCulture #engineering #ethics @ethics #masculinity #reputation #workPlace #workCulture

#Introduction
We are Open Terms Archive.
We publicly record every version of the terms of digital services to enable democratic oversight on #BigTech (and any digital service).
https://opentermsarchive.org
As a decentralised #DigitalCommons working towards better #InternetGovernance, we are thrilled to be on the fediverse 😃
We will share here regular product updates, and sometimes interesting changes to terms with the hashtag #TermsSpotting —and encourage you to do the same!

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#Internet #InternetAccess

„We see a disconnect between procedural openness and actual accessibility.“

@C__CS about exclusionary internet governance at #CriticalInfraLab

Not just in #InternetGovernance, I'd like to add.

Mastodon itself is a good example, both as software and as community(-ies).

This is an interesting piece by Milton Mueller calling for broader data governance from a political economy perspective with thinking about data privacy legislation: https://www.internetgovernance.org/2023/04/06/is-a-privacy-law-the-answer/

#dataprivacy #politicaleconomy #internet #governance #internetgovernance

"If approved, these proposed rules would be a disaster for the Internet as we know it, undermining existing net neutrality regulations, shifting costs to end-users, consolidating the position of big tech companies, and potentially even triggering a #fragmentation of the #Internet."

Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/new-eu-telecom-rules-will-leave-everyone-worse-off-internet-network/

#InternetGovernance #NetGov

"The idea that content providers would require a separate contract with a network on the other side of the world to deliver traffic is in direct conflict with the very essence of the #Internet." - Internet Society's Carl Gahnberg
via @politico

https://www.politico.eu/article/new-eu-telecom-rules-will-leave-everyone-worse-off-internet-network/

#InternetGovernance #NetGov

We're joining Apolitical on 13 April for an online workshop for any public servant or #policymaker who is curious about using data #encryption in the public service—how it is currently used and how it could be used.

Learn more and register: https://apolitical.co/events/why-its-so-important-to-encrypt-data-in-the-public-service

#Internet #InternetGovernance #NetGov

We Testified Because the Internet Needs a Voice - https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2023/03/we-testified-because-the-internet-needs-a-voice/

#Section230 #InternetGovernance #NetGov #Internet

My old article, still relevant: “paradox: the need for connecting more users requires the growth of networks, while energy& materials for digital devices & networking are limited resources that should be conserved. This is only possible if we: users, engineers & decision makers, collectively act on prioritising the good of the planet over the good of the Internet.” #ClimateJustice #Solidarity #InternetGovernance #nature https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/digital-commons-after-covid-19/

RT @C___CS
My @oiioxford PhD thesis "Changing Minds & Machines" is live! If you’re interested in reading an #ethnographic study of #internetgovernance, the culture(s) and politics of #internet infrastructure, standardization & civil society you can find it here:

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:9b844ffb-d5bb-4388-bb2f-305ddedb8939

RT @C___CS
My @oiioxford PhD thesis "Changing Minds & Machines" is live! If you’re interested in reading an #ethnographic study of #internetgovernance, the culture(s) and politics of #internet infrastructure, standardization & civil society you can find it here:

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:9b844ffb-d5bb-4388-bb2f-305ddedb8939