UN LAUNCHES GLOBAL CYBER GOVERNANCE BODY, CEMENTING NORMS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ROLE.—.The UN’s new cyber governance body marks a historic shift—turning abstract norms into concrete mechanisms and granting civil society a seat at the table. Joanna Kulesza / Read it here:.

AFRINIC’S EPIC COLLAPSE: ELECTION CHAOS SPARKS CALL FOR SHUTDOWN.—.AFRINIC’s board election implodes over a single disputed vote, prompting Cloud Innovation to push for dissolution as ICANN threatens to pull recognition amid governance turmoil. Learn more:.

UPDATE: CLOUD INNOVATION URGES DISSOLUTION OF AFRINIC AMID ELECTION CRISIS.—.Cloud Innovation urges AFRINIC’s dissolution after a failed election and ICANN warnings, calling it the only viable path to restore trust in African Internet governance. Learn more:.

GLOBAL DOMAIN NAME MARKET REACHES 372 MILLION DOMAINS, 1.5% GROWTH IN 2024.—.Despite sluggish performance from legacy domains like .COM, the global domain name market grew to 372 million names in 2024, driven by strong nTLD momentum. Learn more:.

AN INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE PERSPECTIVE ON AI SERVICE PROVISION.—.AI services rely on Internet infrastructure, but startups and tech giants take different paths in domain, IP, and governance, shaping brand identity and future autonomy. Co-authored by Dr Kenny Huang and Charles.

DOJ SEIZES 114 LUMMA STEALER DOMAINS AS DNS ANALYSIS UNCOVERS DEEPER MALICIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE.—.U.S. authorities seized 114 domains tied to Lumma Stealer, while in-depth DNS analysis revealed hundreds of related malicious indicators, uncovering a vast cyber threat network. Learn.

IMPLICATIONS SATELLITE BROADBAND GAINING FEDERAL RECOGNITION, REDEFINING RURAL INTERNET POLICY.—.Satellite broadband is now federally recognized for funding, but not for mapping. This quiet shift could reshape broadband policy, subsidies, and rural connectivity for years. Doug.

HAVE LLMS BROKEN FAIR USE?.—.Two judges in the same court reached opposing conclusions on LLMs and fair use, exposing the deep confusion and inconsistency at the heart of copyright law today. John Levine / Read it here:.

IS3C REPORT: SOCIO-POLITICAL AND TECHNICAL IMPACTS OF POST QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY POLICIES.—.As quantum computing threatens current encryption, a new global report urges urgent adoption of post-quantum cryptography to secure IoT systems, digital infrastructure, and national.

A DNS EXAMINATION UNRAVELS A PHISHING CAMPAIGN DRAINING JAPANESE BROKERAGES.—.Cybercriminals exploited DNS infrastructure to hijack brokerage accounts in Japan, executing over 3,500 fraudulent trades and exposing thousands of domains linked to an expansive phishing network.

STARLINK ACCELERATES IPV6 ADOPTION IN EIGHT NATIONS.—.Tuvalu, Brazil, and six others have surpassed 50% IPv6 adoption, driven in part by Starlink’s IPv6-only satellite internet. The shift marks growing momentum for the long-delayed protocol upgrade. Learn more:.

IGNORANCE OF HISTORY: AMERICA’S CLUMSY BID TO HOST THE WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE.—.A clumsy American bid to host a global telecom summit reveals historical amnesia, diplomatic missteps, and the perils of politicising century-old spectrum governance institutions. by.

NRO BACKS ICANN IN CALL FOR AFRINIC ELECTION TRANSPARENCY.—.The Number Resource Organization (NRO), which represents the collective interests of the world’s five Regional Internet Registries, has issued a statement backing ICANN’s concerns over the recent AFRINIC board elections.

ICANN WARNS OF POSSIBLE SANCTIONS OVER AFRINIC ELECTION IRREGULARITIES.—.ICANN warns AFRINIC over alleged election misconduct, citing fraud and data breaches. A compliance review looms, threatening the registry’s role in Africa’s internet governance. Read more:.

OSSIFICATION AND THE INTERNET.—.Despite its origins as a flexible, open platform, the Internet has hardened. Legacy protocols now hinder innovation, revealing the paradox of success in digital infrastructure. Geoff Huston / Read it here:.

ONEWEB CAN'T COME CLOSE TO REPLACING STARLINK IN UKRAINE, BUT IT COULD COMPLEMENT IT.—.Despite growing interest from Europe, OneWeb lacks the scale, speed, and integration of Starlink, making it a backup option, not a replacement, for Ukraine’s connectivity needs. Larry Press /.

DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY IN A FRAGMENTING INTERNET: WHAT ROLE SHOULD WSIS+20 PLAY?.—.As the global digital order enters an era of intensifying geopolitical tension, debates over digital sovereignty have re-emerged as a defining fault line in Internet governance. Joanna Kulesza / Read.

THE WSIS+20 ROADMAP: BABY STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.—.The final phase of the WSIS+20 review has started. The two co-facilitators, Ambassador Suela Janina from Albania and Ambassador Ekitela Lokaale from Kenia, published on May 21, 2025, their road map. Wolfgang Kleinwächter.

SHOULD WSIS END? A CALL FOR DISCUSSION.—.The future of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process will be one of the main topics of the 2025 Internet Governance Forum. Milton Mueller / Read it here:.