Highlights from APC at the WSIS+20 Review High-Level Event: The moment to recalibrate internet governance
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ICANN fumes as AFRINIC offers no explanation for annulled election
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/afrinic_election_annulled_why/
The Register · ICANN fumes as AFRINIC offers no explanation for annulled election
Beginning my Saturday at the Forum Francophone de la Gouvernance du Numérique et de l’IA in Geneva…
>>> At APC we have our own federated instance on #Peertube @peertube, where we publish videos related to our work themes:
#InternetGovernance
#EnvironmentaLJustice
#FeministInternet
#HumanRights
#DigitalInclusion
---> More about Peertube in our column on @NGIZero - Building a #FreeInternetOfTheFuture
https://www.apc.org/en/news/peertube-network-independent-self-managed-and-interconnectable-platforms
One of the most valuable parts of the #IGF is the opportunity to meet with the community and stakeholders to discuss future plans for the Internet. There is much more to come this week—let's keep the conversations going!
What is the Internet, really? In the latest RIPE Labs podcast, Hisham Ibrahim of RIPE NCC dives into the infrastructure, governance, and global cooperation that keep the Internet stable and resilient.
With IGF just 2 weeks away, it’s time to rethink the Internet.
Listen now: https://labs.ripe.net/author/anastasiya-pak/hisham-ibrahim-the-internet-is-not-what-you-think-it-is/
RIPE LabsHisham Ibrahim: The Internet Is Not What You Think It IsWhat is “the Internet”? And why is it not just our access to a search engine or our favourite social media platform? In this episode, Hisham Ibrahim, RIPE NCC’s Chief Community Officer, breaks down the layers of the Internet ecosystem, explains what a stable and resilient Internet means, and clarif…
RIPE 91 is coming to Bucharest, Romania – 20–24 Oct 2025!
Connect with the global Internet community, share your ideas, and shape the future of the Internet. 
Call for plenary talks, lightning talks & BoFs now open.
Register or submit a proposal: https://ripe91.ripe.net/
>>> The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum 2025 is an hybrid event (on site & online).
Organised by UN Secretary-General, 22 - 26 June, it will be hosted under the overarching theme Building Digital Governance Together around four sub-themes:
- Digital Trust and Resilience
- Sustainable and Responsible Innovation
- Universal Access and Digital Rights
- Digital Cooperation
Association for Progressive CommunicationsInternet Governance Forum 2025The IGF is a global multistakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the internet. The 20th annual meeting (IGF 2025) will be hosted under the overarching theme Building Digital Governance Together around four sub-themes:
#RIPE90: That’s a wrap! 
Five days of tech talks, policy debates, community catchups—and maybe one too many pastel de nata.
From rewilding the Internet to stories of resilience and DIY ISPs, RIPE 90 was a vibrant reminder that the RIPE community is built on connection, collaboration, and a shared belief in an open, resilient Internet.
Thanks to .PT, our speakers, and everyone who joined. Recordings are on YouTube. See you at RIPE 91! 
Interested in shaping Europe's digital future through the power of Digital Commons and sovereign tech?
Join @NGICommons at #NGIForum25 to explore strategies for Digital Sovereignty and support for open digital infrastructures.
19–20 June 2025 
Brussels, Albert Borschette Congress Center
Get your ticket: https://commons.ngi.eu/event/ngi-forum-2025/
#OpenInternet #DigitalCommons # #FOSS #InternetGovernance #DigitalSovereignty
@martelinnovate @openfuture @OpenForumEurope @cnrs @linuxfoundation @ngi
INFRASTRUCTURAL POWER
In this 
new article I develop a typology of strategies for dealing with internet points of control, and explore six real-world examples of their deployment.
See->https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/infrastructural-power-state-strategies #InternetGovernance #NSA #ICANN #ONDC
I can totally imagine the current US administration, or a future US administration, weaponizing the DNS root servers. Are there some national or international initiatives to mitigate this risk ?
#InternetGovernance - the End of Multi-Stakeholderism? by Geoff Huston from APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific, https://circleid.com/posts/internet-governance-the-end-of-multi-stakeholderism A deep diving pessimistic take on the future after #WSIS . I was there, https://www.wsis.ethz.ch/
Commission bars ‘AI agents’ from joining online meetings – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/928853/ #AI #Algorithms #ArtificialIntelligence #BigData #BrusselsBubble #Employment #Innovation #InternetGovernance #InternetSearch #Robotics
https://www.europesays.com/2002095/ Commission bars ‘AI agents’ from joining online meetings – POLITICO #algorithms #ArtificialIntelligence #BigData #BrusselsBubble #employment #europe #innovation #InternetGovernance #InternetSearch #Robotics
https://www.europesays.com/uk/26401/ Commission bars ‘AI agents’ from joining online meetings – POLITICO #algorithms #ArtificialIntelligence #BigData #BrusselsBubble #employment #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #Innovation #InternetGovernance #InternetSearch #Robotics
Weltweit bessere Rahmenbedingungen für die digitale Transformation schaffen – das ist das Ziel der Int. Digitaldialoge mit unseren Partnerländern. 
Ein wichtiges Partnerland ist Indien. 
In Neu-Delhi nahm Staatssekretär Stefan Schnorr am Global Technology Summit 2025 teil und traf Vertreterinnen & Vertreter aus Politik & Wirtschaft. Darunter S.Krishnan vom indischen Ministerium für Elektronik & Informationstechnologie. Im Fokus: #Halbleiter, #KünstlicheIntelligenz & #InternetGovernance. 
#InternetGovernance RT @Linux: Ethos Capital, located in the United States, now manages almost every word-based domain name extension on the Internet.
"United Nations officials removed criticisms of the Saudi government from the official record of a UN-organized internet governance conference in Riyadh in December 2024, and retaliated against civil society organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. The events at the 19th annual UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) were the latest example of repressive government hosting a major UN conference censoring and intimidating civil society representatives.
The IGF secretariat censored criticism of Saudi Arabia by a well-known Saudi human rights defender at a Human Rights Watch workshop, threatened to eject Human Rights Watch’s Saudi Arabia researcher, and confiscated materials highlighting the cases of human rights defenders.
“The UN and its member states should put an end to a climate of intimidation and censorship toward diplomats, journalists, human rights advocates, and other civil society representatives at UN conferences,” said Deborah Brown, deputy technology, rights, and investigations director at Human Rights Watch. “Restricting participants ability to speak freely about internet policy issues, including issues relevant in the host country, undermines the IGF’s purpose.”"
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/06/un-censors-criticism-saudi-arabia-internet-conference
Human Rights Watch · UN Censors Criticism of Saudi Arabia at Internet ConferenceUnited Nations officials removed criticisms of the Saudi government from the official record of a UN-organized internet governance conference in Riyadh in December 2024, and retaliated against civil society organizations.