The Internet is successful and valuable to society because it is decentralised. I've signed an open letter to the United Nations that explains how some proposals for the Global Digital Compact endanger it. #OpenInternet
@mnot much appreciated, though as a casual observer of this development I would greatly appreciate some concrete examples of the proposals which have been deemed to be maligned with the open web.
The web works — and continues to grow — because it is a collaboration. No one has full control.
We have written an open letter to the United Nations: the proposed Global Digital Compact threatens this collaborative evolution with more centralized governance. That would be not good.
Read what 36 of us from among the technical leadership of the @w3c, @ietf more have to say about this threat.
Along with 35 colleagues, I have signed an open letter to the UN to keep the internet decentralised, open, and multistakeholder. While our existing governance model needs an upgrade, replacing it with hierarchical state control is not the answer. #OpenInternet https://open-internet-governance.org/letter