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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><u><b>NETMUNDIAL INITIATIVE</b></u><br><br>Split could force NetMundial Initiative back to the drawing board<br>Technical community gives ICANN a slap over net governance overreach<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/22/netmundial_initiative_to_head_back_to_the_drawing_board/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/22/netmundial_initiative_to_head_back_to_the_drawing_board/</a><br><br><u><b>IANA TRANSITION</b></u><br><br>Congress defunds ICANN/IANA governance transition<br><a href="http://www.fierceenterprisecommunications.com/story/congress-defunds-icanniana-governance-transition/2014-12-18" target="_blank">http://www.fierceenterprisecommunications.com/story/congress-defunds-icanniana-governance-transition/2014-12-18</a><br><br>Internet community split on who should run IANA<br>ICANN Board pushes for ICANN control; others disagree<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/24/internet_community_split_on_who_should_run_iana/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/24/internet_community_split_on_who_should_run_iana/</a><br><br>ICANN's number is up<br><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/227726-icanns-number-is-up" target="_blank">http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/227726-icanns-number-is-up</a><br><br><u><b>INTERNET-GEOPOLITICS</b></u><br><br><u>China reluctant to join U.S. in punishing North Korea over cyberattacks<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-reluctant-to-join-us-in-punishing-north-korea-over-cyberattacks/2014/12/23/911c5418-1bac-4307-9119-32adac212568_story.html" target="_blank" class="c_nobdr t_prs">http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-reluctant-to-join-us-in-punishing-north-korea-over-cyberattacks/2014/12/23/911c5418-1bac-4307-9119-32adac212568_story.html</a><br><br>Does North Korea's Sony hacking qualify as an 'attack' on US?<br><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/does-north-korea-s-sony-hacking-qualify-as-an-attack-on-us-1.320958" target="_blank">http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/does-north-korea-s-sony-hacking-qualify-as-an-attack-on-us-1.320958</a><br><br><b>DOMAIN NAME</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/coordination-center-for-tld-ru-59-domains-blocked-in-november-after-violating-the-rules.html">Coordination Center For TLD RU /.ĐÔ : 59 Domains Blocked in November, After Violating The Rules</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/coordination-center-for-tld-ru-59-domains-blocked-in-november-after-violating-the-rules.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/coordination-center-for-tld-ru-59-domains-blocked-in-november-after-violating-the-rules.html</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/austria-loves-at.html">Austria Loves .AT Campaign Builds Awareness of Country's ccTLD</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/austria-loves-at.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/austria-loves-at.html</a><br><br>Survey Of Brand Strategies in the New gTLD Era Published By Largest Law Firm In France<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/12/24/survey-of-brand-strategies-in-the-new-gtld-era-published-by-largest-law-firm-in-france/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/12/24/survey-of-brand-strategies-in-the-new-gtld-era-published-by-largest-law-firm-in-france/</a><br><br><a href="http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/what_s_really_new_in">What’s Really New in the New gTLD Space?</a><br><a href="http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/what_s_really_new_in" target="_blank">http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/what_s_really_new_in</a><br><br>74% of new TLD registration not registered in .COM<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/23/74-of-new-tld-registrations-sldtld-not-registered-in-com/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/23/74-of-new-tld-registrations-sldtld-not-registered-in-com/</a><br><br><u><b>REGULATION</b></u><br><br>Turkmenistan passes law on Internet development regulation<br><a href="http://en.trend.az/business/economy/2346682.html" target="_blank">http://en.trend.az/business/economy/2346682.html</a><br><br>Spain Versus the Internet<br><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/spain-versus-internet" target="_blank">http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/spain-versus-internet</a><br><br><a href="http://justsecurity.org/18651/human-rights-digital-age/" title="Human Rights in the Digital Age">Human Rights in the Digital Age</a><br><a href="http://justsecurity.org/18651/human-rights-digital-age/" target="_blank" class="c_nobdr t_prs">http://justsecurity.org/18651/human-rights-digital-age/</a><br><br><u>EU group crafts guidelines for online payments, 2-factor authentication<br><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/eu-group-pushes-for-online-payments-to-adopt-two-factor-authentication/" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/article/eu-group-pushes-for-online-payments-to-adopt-two-factor-authentication/</a><br><b><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</b></u><br><br>Why success in African e-commerce is all about scale and biding your time<br><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/12/23/success-african-e-commerce-scale-biding-time/" target="_blank">http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/12/23/success-african-e-commerce-scale-biding-time/</a><br><br>Growing access creating growing opportunities for african business<br><a href="http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/growing-access-creating-growing-opportunities-afri/9411/#.VJrWL_8CA8" target="_blank">http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/growing-access-creating-growing-opportunities-afri/9411/#.VJrWL_8CA8</a><br><br>Africa: NGOs Urged to Push for More Firms to Hand Over Data<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201412220325.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201412220325.html</a><br><br>Nigeria: IPV6 Offers New Global Opportunity for Business<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201412240265.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201412240265.html</a><br><br>More news<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/ict/" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/ict/</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>                                               </div></body>

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