The Notes of Lu Heng
Who gave the Internet’s recordkeepers the power to govern it? These Notes follow that question from everyday analogies to a different design for the network.
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If a registry is only an address book, what does “digital sovereignty” actually control?
The Internet is often discussed as if it were a territory that can be owned, controlled, or conquered. This is a fundamental misunderstanding.
What does “community ownership” mean when a few insiders control the rules?
I write this note not as a commentator, but as someone who has been directly involved in the realities of Regional Internet Registry (RIR) governance, particularly at AFRINIC.