AutoPost 04/01/2010

• Yugoslav Internet Domain Name '.yu' Finally Discontinued - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010

  Yugoslavia disappeared in the 1990s but the domain lingered on.

  tags: #ARIN6902, internet, governance, dns, server, infrastructure, root, domain, geography, country, history

• When DNS goes bad – China’s Firewall goes global.. crossing. « Computer Solutions Blog

  How DNS server stuff ups caused China's firewall to go global in places recently - just like when Sweden disappeared for a few hours in 2009.

  tags: #ARIN6902, internet, governance, dns, server, infrastructure, root, china, sweden

• 'Rape simulator' game goes viral amid calls for censorship

  Controversial! But the article summarises many of the difficulties of most opinions on this divide... does bad stuff justify bad laws? The second comment - re why do media exacerbate the situation? is also pertinent.
  
  The internet has changed power and social relations causing disequilibrium amongst existing controls and power structures and social norms. This marks a highly contested border dispute.

  tags: #ARIN6902, internet, governance, censorship, filtering, japan, game

• Realising Our Broadband Future

  Full proceedings of the Dec 2009 conference. Could anyone who reads/listens to a session circulate a summary? There's so much material in here that it's very daunting!

  tags: #ARIN6902, internet, governance, australia, global, policy, economic, growth, broadband

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