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HIDDEN LEVERS OF INTERNET CONTROL: An infrastructure-based theory of Internet governance

DeNardis, Laura·2012·Information, Communication & Society
DOI 10.1080/1369118x.2012.659199
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Battles over the control of information online are often fought at the level of Internet infrastructure. Forces of globalization and technological change have diminished the capacity of sovereign nation states and media content producers to directly control information flows. This loss of control over content and the failure of laws and markets to regain this control have redirected political and economic battles into the realm of infrastructure and, in particular, technologies of Internet governance. These arrangements of technical architecture are also arrangements of power. This shift of power to infrastructure is drawing renewed attention to the politics of Internet architecture and the legitimacy of the coordinating institutions and private ordering that create and administer these infrastructures. It also raises questions related to freedom of expression in the context of this increasing turn to infrastructure to control information. This article explores the relationship between governance and infrastructure, focusing on three specific examples of how battles over content have shifted into the realm of this Internet governance infrastructure: the use of the Internet's domain name system for intellectual property rights enforcement; the use of ‘kill-switch’ approaches to restrict the flow of information; and the termination of infrastructure services to WikiLeaks. The article concludes with some thoughts about the implications of this infrastructure-mediated governance for economic and expressive liberties.

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Authors
DeNardis, L.
Affiliations
American University (US)
Corresponding author
DeNardis, Laura
Venue
Information, Communication & Society
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2012-02-16
Volume
15
Issue
5
Pages
720-738
ISSN
  • 1369-118X (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-4462
DOI
10.1080/1369118x.2012.659199
OpenAlex
W1602366767
Cited by
190
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
54.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Information Communication & Society (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
  • Social Sciences › Law › Freedom of Expression and Defamation
  • Social Sciences › Law › Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
Keywords
internet governance, internet infrastructure, technology and politics, domain name system, intellectual property enforcement, kill switch, WikiLeaks, freedom of expression, private ordering, information control

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