Internet Governance

Why Presumption of Renewal is Unsuitable for the Current Registry Market Structure

With the recent renewal of the .net legacy Top-Level-Domain (TLD), the question of the appropriate method of renewal is worth...

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CIS’ Efforts Towards Greater Financial Disclosure by ICANN

With the $135 million sale of .web,[1] the much protested renewal of the .net agreement[2] and the continued annual increase...

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If the DIDP Did Its Job

Over the course of two years, the Centre for Internet and Society sent 28 requests to ICANN under its Documentary...

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Transparency in Surveillance

Introduction A democracy involves the state machinery being accountable to the citizens that it is supposed to serve, and for...

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DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency Measures

In February 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) requested the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) under...

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DIDP Request #7: Globalisation Advisory Groups

CIS Request 12 January 2015 To: Mr. Fadi Chehade, CEO and President Mr. Steve Crocker, Chairman of the Board Ms....

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DIDP Request #8: ICANN Organogram

CIS Request 13 January 2015 To: Mr. Steve Crocker, Chairman of the Board Mr. Fadi Chehade, President and CEO Mr....

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DIDP Request #6: Revenues from gTLD auctions

CIS Request 12 January 2015 To: Mr. Fadi Chehade, CEO and President Mr. Steve Crocker, Chairman of the Board Sub:...

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DIDP Request #5: The Ombudsman and ICANNs Misleading Response to Our Request

CIS Request 26 December 2014 To: Mr. Steve Crocker, Chairman of the Board Mr. Fadi Chehade, CEO and President Mr....

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DIDP Request #4: ICANN and the NETmundial Principles

CIS Request 27 December 2014 To: Mr. Fadi Chehade, CEO and President Mr. Steve Crocker, Chairman of the Board Mr....

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