Discourse is not information war; public media are not cyber weapons

The DNC hack has led to some inflamed rhetoric by the American foreign policy establishment and mainstream journalists. Cold War-type accusations about the malign influence of the Russians have been revived, as Russia is accused of “manipulating” US elections. There are constant references to information warfare between the U.S. and...

Missing the Target: The Human Rights Push in ICANN goes off the rails

As part of the ICANN accountability reforms, civil society activists pushed to gain a commitment from the corporation to respect fundamental human rights. This appeared to be a promising part of the ICANN reforms. IGP has always recognized that ICANN’s regulations on domain name users and registries can affect freedom...

The self-governing Internet

Celebrating the IANA transition and ICANN reforms Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Clary Theater, 1st floor, Student Success Center, Georgia Institute of Technology Campus [Updated Oct 31 with event summary, video and other news coverage.] On October 26, the School of Public Policy’s Internet Governance Project...