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Technical Standards Bodies Are Regulators (mnot.net)
4 points by pimterry on Nov 1, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



"What does this mean for the IETF and W3C?

First, the IETF and W3C need to coordinate more closely with other regulators – especially national regulators who have their sights set on taming particular aspects of the Internet.

Second, this view reinforces the notion that regulation by technical standards bodies has very specific sources of legitimacy – the technical expertise that it embodies, and the demonstrated success of its output.

Third, the polycentric and fragmented nature of the regulatory space suggests that it’s entirely appropriate for architectural regulators like SDOs to focus on areas where their tools are most effective."

Here, the second point is problematic because W3C has largely lost its legitimacy due to a regulatory capture by you-know-who.




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