Fwd: Panel on Internet Sanctions

[farzaneh badii]

Hi NCSG,

Here is an event happening tomorrow which you might be interested in.

Best regards,
Farzaneh


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From: farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 2:55 PM
Subject: Panel on Internet Sanctions
To: Discussion list for GigaNet Members <GIGANET-MEMBERS at listserv.syr.edu>


Hi everyone,

We will have a debate about the issue of Internet sanctions this Friday.
Please join us.



To sanction or not to sanction the Internet access: A SancNet debate

Friday, April 1st at 4 PM CEST, online, register here
<https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqd-CgrTguHNbZiKa-Rq2ugJHXblvZlO45>


Up to now sanctions on the Internet infrastructure have not been explicitly
used, perceived by some as an unacceptable barrier to communication.
However, recently, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainian government
explicitly asked for such sanctions. In response to that, Internet
governance organizations rejected this notion, but others proposed
<https://www.pch.net/resources/Papers/Multistakeholder-Imposition-of-Internet-Sanctions.pdf>
that sanctions and boycotts should also be imposed on various properties of
the Internet.

Sanctions are not new. The Internet and many Internet services have long
been affected by economic sanctions that governments impose on other nation
states. Such sanctions have blocked people's access to online services and,
to some extent, to Internet infrastructure. Considering the importance of
the Internet in connecting people, nation states have come up with waivers
for certain transactions that take place on the Internet. Today, in the
face of atrocities being committed by Russia against Ukraine, is it time to
reconsider whether sanctions are "absolutely" bad for the Internet? What
can be learned from other examples of internet-related sanctions, such as
Iran? Join us to debate the desirability and  potential intended and
unintended consequences of explicitly Internet-oriented sanctions. Is it
possible  to design sanctions and boycotts targeting Internet
infrastructure and services that can be proportionate, precise, effective
and that can provide relief for Ukraine and those affected by war?

Panelists:

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   Courtney Radsch, Fellow, Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA
   and ARTICLE19 US adviser (moderator)
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   Andrew Sullivan, CEO, Internet Society
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   Farzaneh Badii, Founder, Digital Medusa
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   Bill Woodcock, Executive Director, Packet Clearing House
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   Yik-Chan Chin, Professor, Beijing Normal University
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   Svitlana Matvitenko, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University,
   School of Communication (video contribution)

Sponsoring organizations:

UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy

GigaNet

Digital Medusa

ARTICLE19

University of Amsterdam, IN-SIGHT.it project

When: Friday, April 1st at 4 PM CEST/10 AM ET/7 AM Pacific Time
Please use the following link to register for the event:
https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqd-CgrTguHNbZiKa-Rq2ugJHXblvZlO45
Farzaneh
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