[NA-Discuss] Fwd: The Internet Society on Egypt’s Internet shutdown

[Gareth Shearman]

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Gareth


On 2011-01-30, at 8:45 PM, Avri Doria wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Well then we disagree.
> 
> For the more we discuss it, the more convinced I become that ICANN should make a statement declaring, at the very least, this sort of behavior to be incompatible with the well being of the Internet and contrary to international covenants related to freedom of information.
> 
> If ICANN is going to have credibility in its role as a steward of the Internet, it must not let this pass uncommented.  If it does, then it will share responsibility for all future such action by virtue of its silence.
> 
> John, I thank you for helping me see the issue more clearly.
> 
> a.
> 
> On 30 Jan 2011, at 23:30, John R. Levine wrote:
> 
>>> But certainly I think ICANN can describe what sorts of behavior is and is not appropriate and certainly I think that allocation policy can look at taking such behaviors into account.
>> 
>> I am unalterably opposed to any proposal in which ICANN would purport to tell any government what to do.  That just makes us look silly.
>> 
>> It's not like the Egyptian government is unaware of what they've done, after all.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
>> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly
>> 
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