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i2Coalition Internet Infrastructure Policy Report: July 2025
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i2Coalition Internet Infrastructure Policy Brief: July 2025
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The U.S. House started its summer recess period in late July and will return to Washington in early September. The Senate plans to start its recess by August 1, unless it remains in session for a period beyond that to confirm more of President Trump’s nominees […]
Announcements, EU Policy, Policy
i2Coalition Responds to Calls for Evidence: Digital Networks Act and European Data Union Strategy
i2Coalition members have collaborated on responses to calls for evidence regarding two Brussels-based initiatives: the Digital Networks Act (DNA) and the European Data Union Strategy. We welcome the European Commission’s initiative to modernize Europe’s digital connectivity landscape through the proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA). We agree that a modern, harmonized, and future-ready regulatory framework is […]
i2Coalition Member Spotlight: Porkbun
Boasting “an oddly satisfying experience” since 2014, domain name registrar Porkbun wears its Pacific-Northwest vibe on its sleeve. Originally founded to sell domain names on behalf of parent registry Top Level Design, Porkbun has since evolved as it sold the top-level domains and is no longer vertically integrated. Porkbun continues to partner with many registries […]
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i2Coalition EU Monitoring Report: July 2025
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i2Coalition Internet Infrastructure Policy Brief: June 2025
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In late June, world attention abruptly turned to news of the U.S. entry into the Israel-Iran conflict with a bunker-buster bombing mission against Iran’s nuclear capabilities. President Trump and his Cabinet defended the move and asserted that the U.S. strikes had obliterated Iran’s nuclear facilities. President […]
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i2Coalition Internet Infrastructure Policy Report: June 2025
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David Snead
David Snead
i2Coalition Position Director, Secure Hosting Alliance; i2Coalition Co-Founder, Former Board Chair
David Snead is an attorney based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the director of the Secure Hosting Alliance and runs a law firm representing Internet infrastructure providers. David has provided advice and counsel to technology companies since 1995 beginning with a practice based on technology exports. Since 1999, his practice has focused exclusively on the Internet infrastructure industry.
In 2011 he co-founded the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), an advocacy organization for the Internet infrastructure industry. David is chairman of the Board of Directors of CasaQ, a shelter for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness. David received his J.D. in 1991 from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. in 1987 in International Affairs from Trinity University in San Antonio. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and State of New Mexico.
EU Policy, Legislative Update, Premium Content
i2Coalition EU Monitoring Report: June 2025
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Advocacy, Announcements, EU Policy, Internet Governance, US Policy
Media Coverage as ‘DNS at Risk’ Project Draws Industry Attention
We recently launched the DNS at Risk project to investigate how network blocking and infrastructure manipulation are undermining the global Internet’s neutrality and openness—as well as create a living document to catalog emerging and ongoing risks as they emerge worldwide. i2Coalition Executive Director Christian Dawson recently appeared on the TechDirt Podcast to discuss this project […]