#105: GOP Platform: Who Governs the Internet?

Tech Policy Podcast

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4.8 • 45 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2016

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The GOP’s 2016 platform says that Obama “threw the internet to the wolves, and they — Russia, China, Iran, and others — are ready to devour it.” Well, that’s a little harsh, but there are serious concerns about the United States transferring control of the Internet’s domain name system to an international, multi-stakeholder body: the so-called “IANA transition.” Is the transition a good idea? Does the plan have the safeguards needed to protect free speech, ecommerce, and the hallmarks of an open Internet? Brett Schaefer, Research Fellow in International Affairs at the Heritage Foundation, joins the show to discuss.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Policy Podcast.
0:08.4	I'm Evan Schwarger.
0:09.7	On today's show, the GOP platform is finally out, and there is a section on tech, believe it or not.
0:15.9	And it's not short on, it's a little scary, and I'll tell you what it says.
0:21.1	The survival of the Internet as we know it is at risk, done, done, done.
0:26.3	And the Obama administration has, quote, thrown away the Internet to the wolves.
0:30.8	Russia, China, and Iran are ready to devour it.
0:33.7	Well, that sounds pretty frightening.
0:35.0	Let's unpack that and see exactly what they're talking about.
0:38.1	Joining me to discuss this is Brett Schaefer, Senior Research Fellow in International Affairs at the Heritage Foundation.
0:44.2	Brett, thank you for joining the show.
0:45.5	Thanks for having me on.
0:46.9	And also joining me is runner-up vice presidential nominee Baron Soka, President of Tech Freedom.
0:52.1	Baron, it's a real shame that you just narrowly missed being picked as Donald Trump's
0:56.0	vice president.
0:56.7	It could have been great for tech.
0:58.0	My mom was crushed.
0:59.5	Yeah, I'm sure she was.
1:01.5	Well, anyway, today we're talking about the concept of internet governance.
1:05.2	And that's what the GOP platform is alluding to without really getting into specifics.
1:10.3	And when we talk about the United
1:11.9	States having control over the internet, it's not really like a, you know, draconian, you know,
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