regulation – ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD

7:45 am on September 21, 2026 · 2026 (279), AI governance (20), geopolitics (1), giganet (4), internet governance (47), regulation (6)

WEBINAR 21 SEP 15:00 UTC – Navigating Internet Governance and the Return of Geopolitics

September 21, 2026 by ISOC Live

White promotional graphic for an online book discussion titled “Navigating Internet Governance and the Return of Geopolitics,” presented by GigaNet and the International Communication Association’s Communication Law & Policy Division. Photos of authors Benjamin Farrand of Newcastle University and Igor Calzada of the University of the Basque Country appear alongside covers of their books *Geopolitical Union* and *Datafied Democracies & AI Economics Unplugged*. At right is moderator Min Jiang of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and New America. The date 21 September 2026 appears at the bottom.

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On Monday, 21 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT (15:00 UTC), the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), in partnership with the Communication Law & Policy Division of the International Communication Association (ICA), hosts an online book discussion, ‘Navigating Internet Governance and the Return of Geopolitics‘,

As geopolitical competition and questions of power increasingly shape the digital landscape, Internet governance stands at a critical juncture. Benjamin Farrand and Igor Calzada present their recent books and discuss what they reveal about the changing politics of Internet governance and the future of digital governance more broadly. Farrand’s ‘Geopolitical Union: Europe’s Attempt to Take Back Control of Technology Regulation‘ (Cambridge University Press, 2026) covers how geopolitical instability is changing EU law and policy-making, including the European Commission’s pursuit of digital/technological sovereignty, technological standards, access to microchips, and rules for industrial data and AI. Calzada’s ‘Datafied Democracies & AI Economics Unplugged: Technopolitics in Smart Cities and Datafied Network States‘ (Springer, 2025) covers how AI, datafication, platform power and Web3 decentralised technologies are reshaping democracy, governance and economic life, connecting AI economics with data sovereignty, data cooperatives, Web3 and digital citizenship.

SPEAKERS
Benjamin Farrand – Professor of Law and Emerging Technologies, Newcastle University; Regulation and Governance Lead, Newcastle University Centre of Research Excellence in Cybersecurity and Resilience
Igor Calzada – Professor of AI Economics, Public Governance and Urban Economy, University of the Basque Country (EHU); Principal Investigator, Ikerbasque
MODERATOR
Min Jiang – Professor of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Vice Chair, Communication Law and Policy Division, ICA

#InternetGovernance #Geopolitics #DigitalSovereignty

7:28 am on January 23, 2024 · Amrita Choudhury (1), India (37), regulation (6), telecom (19)

VIDEO – IGPP Panel – The Telecommunications Act, 2023 (India)

January 23, 2024 by ISOC Live

On January 15th 2024, the Institute for Governance, Policies and Politics (IGPP) hosted a panel ‘The Telecommunications Act, 2023‘. Eminent Speakers discussed India’s new legislation’s highlights, issues/challenges and the way forward.

INTRODUCTION
Amrita Tiwari, Research Associate, IGPP

PANEL
Deepak Maheshwari, Sr. Visiting Fellow, ICRIER
Amrita Choudhury, Director, CCAOI
Namrata Maheshwari, Asia Pacific Policy Counsel, Access Now
Sumeysh Srivastava, Sr. Manager, Public Policy, The Quantum Hub
MOD: Dr. Manish Tiwari, Director, IGPP

VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/U97YcstctJg

VIEW ON TWITTER https://twitter.com/IGPPVMF/status/1746857124666491301

TRANSCRIPT https://bit.ly/3OcIjfD (AI)

TWITTER #TheTelecommunicationsAct2023 #TelecomAct2023 #IGPPEvents @IGPPVMF @dmcorpaffair @ICRIER @AmritaChoudhury @NamrataM_ @accessnow @tqh_policy

MASTODON #TelecomAct2023

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https://archive.org/details/igpp-telecom-act

12:31 pm on June 19, 2019 · Andrew Sullivan (24), chatham house (6), regulation (6)

WEBCAST TODAY: How Regulation Could Break the Internet @SullivanISOC @ChathamHouse #DontBreakTheInternet

June 19, 2019 by ISOC Live

Today, Wednesday June 19 2019 at 6pm BST (17:00 UTC) Internet Society CEO & President Andrew Sullivan will be in conversation with Emily Taylor, Editor of Cyber Policy, at Chatham House in London. In the session, entitled How Regulation Could Break the Internet, they will discuss current practices in internet-related regulation and the related challenges. How can governments can enforce regulations that achieve their intended purpose while at the same time protecting the internet’s core infrastructure and its properties, including its openness, interoperability and global reach? The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/regulation
REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC
BLOG POST: http://bit.ly/2XpmQH4
TWITTER: #DontBreakTheInternet http://bit.ly/2ZwB5al
MORE: https://bit.ly/dontbreaktheinternet

7:00 pm on January 30, 2013 · at&t (5), blair levin (9), deregulation (1), policy (40), pstn (2), regulation (6)

VIDEO: Regulation and the IP Transition @GeorgetownCBPP #evofreg

January 30, 2013 by isoc-ny

On Wednesday, January 30 2013 the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy hosted a discussion Regulation and the IP Transition: Laying a Predicate for Growth at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Speakers included Blair Levin, and AT&T Policy SVP James Viccone. Video is below. No captions/transcript.

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ahKge9e-9f0

Description: Broadband technologies power the country’s digital infrastructure and have become essential platforms for 21st century communications and commerce. One of the most important economic and policy issues facing the new administration is whether U.S. regulation of broadband platforms will help or hinder the kind of innovation, investment, competition and economic growth the country needs for economic prosperity. This event will explore whether moving from a network of switches to an all IP environment is necessary, and how regulators might create the right incentives for private investment.
Presentation: John Mayo, Professor, McDonough School of Business (slides)
Panel:
James W. Cicconi, Senior Executive Vice President, External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T
Jennifer Fritzsche, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities
Blair Levin, Fellow, Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program/Executive Director Gig.U
Moderator: Carolyn Brandon, McDonough School of Business
Twitter: #evofreg

6:55 am on December 14, 2012 · brad burnham (1), compsoc (4), internet freedom (81), NYU (24), policy (40), regulation (6)

VIDEO: Brad Burnham – A Narrative on the Threat to Internet Freedom #netfreedom

December 14, 2012 by isoc-ny

Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures – A Narrative on the Threat to Internet Freedom – in the Computers & Society Speaker Series at the Courant Institute NYC on Nov 29 2012.

The Internet is fundamentally transforming the entire global economy by making it possible for anyone, anywhere to create services quickly and inexpensively and reach a global market immediately. The Internet has opened up markets and unleashed innovation at a scale never seen before. But now that freedom to innovate is being threatened.

A year ago, internet users fought back spectacularly to fend off PIPA and SOPA– two pieces of overreaching copyright legislation—and sent a clear message to policy makers that a frontal assault on Internet freedoms would not work. But no user can track all of the regulatory efforts to limit Internet freedom being put forward in international treaties, state capitals or municipal ordinances. Brad provides a model for evaluating the many efforts to “civilize” the Internet from the perspective of who is really helped and who is harmed by each new regulation.