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Overview of ICANN and its Role in Governing the Internet
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30:17 - 36:36 (06:18)

The Director of ICANN, Goran Marby, oversees the organization responsible for DNS and ensuring that the rules of the internet are followed. Despite its bland name, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers plays a crucial role in internet governance.

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Exploring the resilience of the internet and its ability to adapt when unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters occur, including the use of special boats to retrieve and repair broken cables.
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Internet
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Exploring the resilience of the internet and its ability to adapt when unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters occur, including the use of special boats to retrieve and repair broken cables.

Chapter
Overview of ICANN and its Role in Governing the Internet
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#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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Modern Wisdom
Goran Marby, the head of Ican, discusses who can buy internet addresses and how this process works.
31:47 - 34:03 (02:15)
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Internet, Ican
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Goran Marby, the head of Ican, discusses who can buy internet addresses and how this process works.

Chapter
Overview of ICANN and its Role in Governing the Internet
Episode
#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
The DNS (Dynamic Name Service) is responsible for the rules and oversight of the Internet.
34:03 - 36:36 (02:33)
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DNS
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The DNS (Dynamic Name Service) is responsible for the rules and oversight of the Internet. It is a critical system that, if manipulated, can lead to a lot of harmful actions, like phishing.

Chapter
Overview of ICANN and its Role in Governing the Internet
Episode
#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
Podcast
Modern Wisdom