Artikel
The myth of the decentralised internet
In popular culture, and in policy discussions, the internet is often conceived of as a decentralised technology, which cannot be controlled. Drawing from research into internet infrastructure, focusing on the Border Gateway Protocol, I show that the internet has never been, and never can be, decentralised. I argue that the internet is better viewed as being distributed, both in terms of technologies and governance arrangements. The shift in perspective, from decentralised to distributed, is essential to understand the past and present internet, and to imagine possible future internets which preserve and support the public good.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Journal: Internet Policy Review ; ISSN: 2197-6775 ; Volume: 5 ; Year: 2016 ; Issue: 3 ; Pages: 1-16 ; Berlin: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
- Klassifikation
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Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
- Thema
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Decentralisation
Governance
Protocols
Routing
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Mathew, Ashwin J.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
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Berlin
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2016
- DOI
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doi:10.14763/2016.3.425
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Mathew, Ashwin J.
- Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Entstanden
- 2016
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