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After attending the first few days of ICANN 79 and watching online Monday's panel discussion on so-called registry voluntary contracts, I wrote this blog which addresses the issues debated. I hope you find this informative and that we can work together in ICANN
to stop ICANN from eviscerating its fundamental bylaw against content regulation.</div>
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Is censorship something that only happens when state actors do it, or can private actors engage in it as well? That crucial Internet governance debate is taking place in two venues: The U.S. Supreme Court, which will rule on two state laws that try to regulate
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