The following can be attributed to Christian Dawson, Executive Director of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition: “While the President’s Executive Order ‘Preventing Online Censorship’ may be directed against ‘large, powerful social media companies’ to narrow the scope of the liability shield in Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act, the Order’s broad regulatory directives would inflict […]
(photo by Vlad Tchompalov on Unsplash) Your quick public update on important Internet policy issues. Since mid-March, Washington has undergone intense legislative efforts including the enactment of three major COVID-19 economic relief packages. The House passed a fourth relief measure on May 15, but Senate Republicans are opposed to taking up another economic stimulus package too soon before assessing […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused devastation around the world, and many have reacted to the situation with bravery and heroics. It has forced us to change our lives in many unprecedented ways and put new pressures on industries to adapt, including the Internet infrastructure industry. In April 2020, we collected responses the industry on how […]
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition provides the following comments on the Interisle Consulting Group’s newly released report on ICANN’s data registration policies. The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (the “i2Coalition”) objects to the flawed conclusions drawn by Interisle’s recently-released report on domain registration data. While Interisle’s 175-page report purports to measure the effectiveness and impact of the data […]
A public update on important Internet policy issues from our Policy Director. For more detailed information, consider joining i2Coalition. OUTLOOK COVID-19 relief efforts accelerated dramatically in Washington this past month by officials in the Trump Administration, the U.S. Congress and state and local governments to support health care providers and help the ill, mitigate the […]
In this time of crisis, we keep the Internet going, but also ensure it is trustworthy, open, safe and secure. As a global public health and economic crisis unfolds due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the world’s population retreats to social distancing and isolation, the Internet is becoming indispensable to billions of people for purposes […]
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has halted indefinitely Congressional activity on tech sector-related legislation. Congress and the Administration have shifted focus exclusively to responding to the public health, safety, and economic impacts of this unprecedented national emergency. Nationwide, huge swaths of the public and private sector (including schools, […]
Intermediary Liability, Internet Safety, Press Releases, US Policy
Washington DC; March 5th, 2020 – Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham and Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020” or the “EARN IT Act of 2020”. i2Coalition Executive Director Christian Dawson issued the following statement: “The i2Coalition is the voice for the Internet’s infrastructure. […]
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Your update on important Internet policy issues for the period from mid-January to mid-February 2020 OUTLOOK Congressional work on tech industry oversight and legislation has ramped up following the completion of the impeachment proceedings in the Senate and the return to legislative business as usual in both chambers of Congress. Section 230/Intermediary Liability. As expected, Congress […]
Announcements, Internet Governance, Privacy
In an era where online privacy is a key concern, a lot of people may wonder how WHOIS – the directory that holds the name, address, and other information for domain registrants – came to be in the first place, and where it’s going. This blog post outlines how WHOIS began in the very early […]
