The IG blog is the online companion to An Introduction to Internet Governance, which provides a comprehensive overview of the main Internet governance issues and actors. Now in its fourth edition in English, the book has been translated into French | Spanish | Arabic | Russian | Chinese | Portuguese | Serbian/BCS. The blog features the latest analysis of Internet governance developments and is edited by Stephanie Borg Psaila.



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What would Rousseau advise Internet leaders today?
By Jovan Kurbalija on 15 May 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

If you are in Geneva, make sure to visit Rousseau’s island (5 minutes walk from the Cornavin train station),...

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GUEST BLOG: The path towards the first Serbian Internet Dialogue
By Editor on 1 May 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

Nikola Božić writes: The first Serbian Internet Dialogue was held on 19 April.

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Illegal online content and liability of Internet intermediaries: Why the messengers should not be shot
By Stephanie on 1 May 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

There are approximately 550 million websites on the Internet; around 60 hours of video are uploaded every minute on YouTube; around 140 million tweets per day, most of them containing links, are posted on Twitter.

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Congratulations to all IGers on the Renewed MAG
By Ginger on 26 Apr 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

The United Nations has issued a press release anouncing the renewal of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). All of us at DiploFoundation join the IG community in congratulating  the new MAG, the UN, and the IGF Secretariat.

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It's a big week for ISOC
By Ginger on 23 Apr 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

ISOC (the Internet Society) is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Geneva at the Global INET Conference.

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Bypassing censorship: An activist's experience
By Stephanie on 19 Apr 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

His own personal website censored by government, his car vandalised, and his supporters’ initiatives blocked. Yet, he found a unique way of circumventing the censorship.

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GUEST BLOG: The War for Control of the Internet
By Mary on 17 Apr 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

Vanity Fair has a long and detailed article by Michael Joseph Gross on the future of the Internet and the numerous competing parties that are battling for control of its future.  It highlights as a starting point the December meeting of diplomats in Dubai who plan to revise a UN treaty on...

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IGF Azerbaijan dates (it's not 6-9 November in Baku)
By Ginger on 12 Apr 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

No matter what you may have heard or read, the 2012 Internet Governance Forum will not be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November this year.

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Rodney Taylor: Diplo Fellow and Acting CTU SG in the News
By Ginger on 10 Apr 2012 | From the Internet Governance channel

Diplo's alumni and emerging leaders are often in the news.  

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