This extreme, top-down measure is worrisome. Similar to efforts in China, it tries to impose centralized management that runs counter to how the Internet actually works.
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The Week in Internet News: Trading Trash for WiFi
Technology
21 September 2020
The Week in Internet News: Trading Trash for WiFi
Turning plastic into access: Students in a Jakarta, Indonesia, neighborhood are collecting discarded plastic and trading it for access...
The Digital Services Act and Why the Architecture of the Internet Must Be Preserved
Internet Way of Networking
18 September 2020
The Digital Services Act and Why the Architecture of the Internet Must Be Preserved
Earlier this year, as part of the European Digital Strategy, the European Commission announced a Digital Services Act package...
Internet Society: U.S. Administration ban of TikTok and WeChat is a direct attack on the Internet
Statements
18 September 2020
Internet Society: U.S. Administration ban of TikTok and WeChat is a direct attack on the Internet
The U.S. Administration’s move to ban TikTok and WeChat for U.S. app stores is a direct attack on the...
Making Connections to Make a Difference at the 2020 Chapter Workshops
About Internet Society
18 September 2020
Making Connections to Make a Difference at the 2020 Chapter Workshops
Each year during Chapter Workshops, representatives from across the Internet Society come together to advance their shared vision of...
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