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The Evolution of Internet Regulation and Governance: A Historical Overview

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This chapter explores the historical development of the Internet and its regulatory framework. Starting from packet switching and the foundational ARPANET, it details the commercialization and global diffusion of the Internet in the 1980s and 1990s. Key protocols like TCP/IP are discussed, along with the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee. The rise of electronic commerce and social networking is examined, highlighting the roles of platforms like Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Finally, the chapter addresses Internet governance, including the World Wide Web Consortium and the Domain Name System.

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The Evolution of Internet Regulation and Governance: A Historical Overview

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  1. Chapter Two Regulating and Governing the Internet

  2. History of the Internet • Packet switching • Breaks messages into fixed-sized units or packages and labels each package with its origin and destination • ARPANET • Milnet • NSFNET

  3. History of the Internet (2) • Interaction between ARPANET and MILNET = the Internet • The term “Internet” first used in 1974 • Commercialization and global diffusion during 1980’s and 1990’s

  4. Current Architecture • TCP/IP • Enables complete interoperability • Internet Protocol (IP) establishes unique numeric address • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) enables network communications

  5. World Wide Web • Invented by Tim Berners-Lee • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) • Allows for hyperlinks, the essence of the Web • Net Browsers

  6. Electronic Commerce • Benefits of e-commerce • Models • B2C (Amazon) • C2B (Priceline) • B2B (Ventro) • C2C (eBay)

  7. Gatekeepers and Search Engines • Browsers, Internet Service Providers (ISP’s), Portals • Search Engines • Google’s dominance • Impartiality issues

  8. Social Networking • MySpace, Facebook, Buzz, Twitter • Facebook • Controversial real name principle • Accountability Issues

  9. Regulating the Net • The Invisible Hand • Let the market fix problems like spam • The Visible Hand • The Power of Code

  10. Internet Governance • World Wide Web Consortium • Internet Engineering Task Force • Domain Name System • Administered b y Network Solutions International (NSI) • Hierarchical system divided into separate domains

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