Media coverage
Media & public debate
Who gets to decide whether a network can keep operating? Follow Lu Heng’s public argument, from opening up participation to putting limits on registry power.
Start with the address a network depends on. Paying for it is one thing; keeping it when an administrator changes the rules is another. These talks, profiles and announcements trace the questions behind Lu Heng’s work.
Start with the question of control
ITW 2025May 12, 2025
You paid for the address. Who still controls it?
At ITW 2025, Lu Heng challenges the promise of buying IP addresses: a transaction can leave the network dependent on the registry’s continuing permission.
The argument in the press
Two profiles introduce the earlier work on participation, education and an open Internet.
CEOWORLD MagazineJune 26, 2023Media profile
Who gets a place in the Internet’s decisions?
Original headline
LARUS CEO Lu Heng: Open, multistakeholder Internet vital for a fairer and greener world
CEOWORLD’s 2023 profile connects open Internet access with education and participation in the Global South.
TechRoundDecember 9, 2022Media profile
Opening the door to participation
Original headline
Lu Heng Making Efforts to Strengthen Internet Governance
TechRound looks at the foundation’s work to help more people take part in Internet governance.
Company announcements, in context
These releases record LARUS’s public positions and services at the time. Read them alongside the later Notes to see how the argument develops.
EIN Presswire / FOX31January 2024LARUS announcement
Leasing and transfers on a global platform
Original headline
LARUS.NET Emerges as a Global Leader in IP Address Solutions: Offering Lease, Sale, and IP Address Acquisition Services
A January 2024 release describes access to address leasing and acquisition. Note 45 later questions the scarcity story surrounding that market.
EIN Presswire / 8 News NowOctober 31, 2023LARUS announcement
Buying IPv4 addresses for a growing network
Original headline
LARUS.net Announces Opportunity to Purchase IPv4 Addresses for Network Expansion
An October 2023 release promotes address purchases. The later ITW talk asks what such a purchase actually secures.
PR NewswireFebruary 16, 2022LARUS announcement
One world, one Internet: the 2022 APNIC candidacy
Original headline
Global Internet Pioneer Outlines Vision for Asia Pacific Internet Governance
The election statement calls for member voices to shape decisions. Note 54 later asks where any institution’s mandate ends.