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SUMMARY:To sanction or not to sanction the Internet access: A SancNet debate
DESCRIPTION:Up to now sanctions on the Internet infrastructure have not been explicitly used, perceived by some as an unacceptable barrier to communication. However, recently, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainian government explicitly asked for such sanctions. In response to that, Internet governance organizations rejected this notion, but others proposed that sanctions and boycotts should also be imposed on various properties of the Internet.\nSanctions are not new. The Internet and many Internet services have long been affected by economic sanctions that governments impose on other nation states. Such sanctions have blocked people’s access to online services and, to some extent, to Internet infrastructure. Considering the importance of the Internet in connecting people, nation states have come up with waivers for certain transactions that take place on the Internet. Today, in the face of atrocities being committed by Russia against Ukraine, is it time to reconsider whether sanctions are “absolutely” bad for the Internet? What can be learned from other examples of internet-related sanctions, such as Iran? Join us to debate the desirability and  potential intended and unintended consequences of explicitly Internet-oriented sanctions. Is it possible  to design sanctions and boycotts targeting Internet infrastructure and services that can be proportionate, precise, effective and that can provide relief for Ukraine and those affected by war?\nPanelists:\n\nCourtney Radsch, Fellow, Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA and ARTICLE19 US adviser (moderator)\nAndrew Sullivan, CEO, Internet Society\nFarzaneh Badii, Founder, Digital Medusa\nBill Woodcock, Executive Director, Packet Clearing House\nYik-Chan Chin, Professor, Beijing Normal University\nSvitlana Matvitenko, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University, School of Communication (video contribution)\n\nSponsoring organizations:\n\nUCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy\nGigaNet\nDigital Medusa\nARTICLE19\nUniversity of Amsterdam, IN-SIGHT.it project\n\nWhen: Friday, April 1st at 4 PM CEST/10 AM ET/7 AM Pacific Time\nRegister at https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqd-CgrTguHNbZiKa-Rq2ugJHXblvZlO45 ( https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqd-CgrTguHNbZiKa-Rq2ugJHXblvZlO45 )\n
URL:https://itlp.law.ucla.edu/itlp-projects/events/to-sanction-or-not-to-sanction-the-internet-access-a-sancnet-debate/
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