Digital Brief: future of the internet, cyber centre delays, DSA’s endgame

 

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“We call for a new Declaration for the Future of the Internet that includes all partners who actively support a future for the Internet that is open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, and secure.”

– A Declaration for the Future of the Internet, draft version seen by EURACTIV

 Story of the week: The Biden administration is set to launch a declaration on the future of the internet next Thursday (28 April). The initiative was initially meant for the Summit for Democracy in December, but it now has a newfound momentum in the context of the war in Ukraine and Russia’s recent threat to disconnect from the global internet. The declaration is set to receive the support of the EU, UK, Japan, Canada and South Korea initially, with Ukraine also likely to join according to two sources familiar with the matter. Although not directly mentioned, Russia and China provide the backdrop for the initiative. (...)