Internet regulation

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Internet regulation refers to attempts to control the Internet.

With regard to the content of the Internet , this includes Internet censorship , i.e. the blocking of certain Internet content , data retention , the prohibition of unencrypted wireless networks, but also the establishment of an intranet, as proposed by the "Law Enforcement" working group in the EU Council for Justice and Home Affairs . Internet regulation options also include three-strike bans, liability for interference and content moderation .

These internet regulation measures are crucial in many cases in the fight against internet crime .

With regard to the technical standards of the Internet , the Internet Architecture Board , the Internet Engineering Task Force , the Internet Society , historically also the InterNIC and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers define rules for the Internet.

The enforcement of net neutrality is also a form of internet regulation.

According to Der Spiegel , a generation conflict has developed around this issue .

Public discussion

The public discussion about internet regulation is strongly influenced by protest movements against it. There are movements like Stasi 2.0 . In 2006 the Pirate Party was founded.

Der Spiegel criticized the lack of public debate on the subject of network regulation: "The unfortunate course of the copyright debate shows that a discourse on intelligent network regulation is not taking place." The weekly newspaper Die Zeit believes it has recognized this discussion and considers it long overdue: "Suddenly, sheer out of nowhere, a debate has broken out in newspaper articles, discussion forums and postings on the web that is necessary and overdue: a debate about freedom on the internet and its limits. ”In connection with the copyright debate, the Süddeutsche Zeitung stated:“ It works [...] about the fact that people cannot be maneuvered by the Internet into a completely uncontrollable (dis) order in whatever respect. "At CeBIT 2009, Ursula von der Leyen explained:" We need a broad discussion about network policy. “By“ addressing child pornography ”she realized that the“ dilemma ”was much bigger. “And where it cannot be deleted, I will have to ask the question again: What to do? Nobody can look away now. "

In January 2010 the coalition of the FDP and the Union announced a new working group “Internet and digital society”. One of the topics is: "To protect the Internet as a free medium and to guarantee its functionality and integrity as a public good". In its guiding concept published in 2009, the FDP called the fight against "Internet piracy" a "special challenge".

But the freedom of the Internet is assigned an important role in order to secure freedom of expression even under a dictatorship. Facebook and Twitter are said to have played an important role in the Arab Spring . A “Chinese solution” is also feared. With the Great Firewall of China , one of the strongest Internet censorship systems is operated worldwide, which severely restricts the freedom of expression of the Chinese.

Hans-Peter Uhl, a member of the CSU, therefore says: "It is not about stronger regulation, but perhaps about a more intelligent form of regulation."

This public discussion shows that in what form and whether Internet regulation is necessary at all is very controversial.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New EU attempt for web blocking meets with resistance . In: heise online . April 27, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ uprising of netizens . In: Spiegel Online . August 3, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2012: “Since then, the line of communication between the major parties and the net citizens seems to have been torn. [...] In fact, it is also about a generation conflict. "
  3. ↑ Child pornography: grand coalition resolves Internet blocking . In: Zeit Online . June 18, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2012: "A broad debate broke out in the media about legal freedom on the Internet and a struggle between the generations."
  4. ↑ uprising of netizens . In: Spiegel Online . August 3, 2009. Retrieved on July 15, 2012: “It's easier for the Union - there is probably not much to get from the target group of network activists anyway: Your ministers Wolfgang Schäuble and Ursula von der Leyen are responsible for the online search and the Blocking Act, their likenesses are circulating as templates with sublines like "Stasi 2.0" and "Zensursula" on thousands of German websites. "
  5. ↑ Phrase criticism: The Internet is not a legal vacuum . In: Spiegel Online netzwelt . June 26, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ What is the Internet allowed to do? Against the ideologues of the internet! In: Die Zeit , No. 23/2009
  7. ↑ The would-be pirates . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 15, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sueddeutsche.de
  8. ↑ Von der Leyen calls for new ways in the discussion of Internet blocking . In: heise online . November 23, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ FDP wants to realize the "Internet Republic of Germany" . In: heise online . May 20, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  10. ↑ Pros and Cons: The Internet should be more regulated. Quotes from the candidates for the 17th German Bundestag . In: wen-waehlen.de . 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2012.