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'''Internet Fragmentation''' is the idea that the Internet may be in danger of splitting into a series of cyberspace segments, thus endangering its connectivity.<ref name="aah">[https://www.weforum.org/reports/internet-fragmentation-an-overview/ Internet Fragmentation: An Overview], WEForum.org. Published 2016 January 23. Retrieved 2016 April 18.</ref> | '''Internet Fragmentation''' is the idea that the Internet may be in danger of splitting into a series of cyberspace segments, thus endangering its connectivity.<ref name="aah">[https://www.weforum.org/reports/internet-fragmentation-an-overview/ Internet Fragmentation: An Overview], WEForum.org. Published 2016 January 23. Retrieved 2016 April 18.</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the 2015 World Economic Forum, Internet fragmentation was noted as one of the primary concerns facing the future of the | During the 2015 World Economic Forum, Internet fragmentation was noted as one of the primary concerns facing the future of the Internet due to trends in technological developments, government policies, and commercial practices. Nonetheless, there needed to be a more widespread consensus regarding its nature or scope.<ref name="wef">[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FII_Internet_Fragmentation_An_Overview_2016.pdf Internet Fragmentation], WEForum.org. Published January 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.</ref> | ||
The launch of the World Economic Forum's multi-year [ | The launch of the World Economic Forum's multi-year Future of the Internet <ref>[https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GCP_Future_of_the_Internet_pager.pdf Future of the Interne] </ref> (FII) considers Internet fragmentation as one of the primary topics warranting exploration, in the context of the FII's Governance on the Internet project.<ref name="wef"></ref> | ||
In the early 2020s, the issue of Internet fragmentation surfaced again, this time primarily with a focus on managing jurisdiction and legislative issues as governments try to regulate [[Data Privacy]], big tech's reach, CSAM, [[cybercrime]], and [[DNS Abuse]] without understanding the technical aspects of [[Internet Governance]] or trying to harmonize their initiatives first.<ref>[https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/z-IIZtLrUY1_Gq_l7PyRZ8pna5_9pAm_Ek6lE0Hq_3WKfs6zJXE4ativBL7S7304nXsI8_4LsiIQqKuD.PO3kA7dCG84ilnVs?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=-iU9tCESSpK2CHF40LSYag.1643736262198.efe2ce77561874584c81f3a6d46427b4&_x_zm_rhtaid=284 Patrik Faltstrom and Chris Mondini, Fragmentation of the Internet? – Technical and political aspects, Nordic Forum January 2022]</ref> | In the early 2020s, the issue of Internet fragmentation surfaced again, this time primarily with a focus on managing jurisdiction and legislative issues as governments try to regulate [[Data Privacy]], big tech's reach, CSAM, [[cybercrime]], and [[DNS Abuse]] without understanding the technical aspects of [[Internet Governance]] or trying to harmonize their initiatives first.<ref>[https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/z-IIZtLrUY1_Gq_l7PyRZ8pna5_9pAm_Ek6lE0Hq_3WKfs6zJXE4ativBL7S7304nXsI8_4LsiIQqKuD.PO3kA7dCG84ilnVs?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=-iU9tCESSpK2CHF40LSYag.1643736262198.efe2ce77561874584c81f3a6d46427b4&_x_zm_rhtaid=284 Patrik Faltstrom and Chris Mondini, Fragmentation of the Internet? – Technical and political aspects, Nordic Forum January 2022]</ref> | ||
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===Governmental Fragmentation=== | ===Governmental Fragmentation=== | ||
Barrier between nations or national segmentation that could create barriers in the way the | Barrier between nations or national segmentation that could create barriers in the way the Internet functions. Six primary issues include content and censorship; e-commerce | ||
and trade; national security; privacy and data protection; data localization; and fragmentation as an overarching national strategy.<ref name="wef"></ref> | and trade; national security; privacy and data protection; data localization; and fragmentation as an overarching national strategy.<ref name="wef"></ref> | ||
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# Potential use of naming and numbering to block content for the purpose of intellectual property protection | # Potential use of naming and numbering to block content for the purpose of intellectual property protection | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Concepts]] | [[Category:Concepts]] | ||