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During the ICANN79 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in March 2024, the North America School of Internet Governance (NASIG 2024) convened with an over-encompassing theme, "Confronting Truth, Trust, and Hope in Internet Governance." A pivotal panel discussion titled "Can We Survive Digital Fragmentation?" underscored the essentiality of global connectivity and the urgency to understand and address the layers of fragmentation impacting the internet's universal fabric.

A lot can change in 12 years. When I first joined TechCrunch in 2012, I was the only writer it had based out of Asia. For several years, it often felt A lot can change in 12 years. When I first joined TechCrunch in 2012, I was the only one covering Asia. For several years, it often felt like I was writing to correct misperceptions I frequently saw in my articles' comments or on Twitter.

Marc Andreessen, a man worth nearly two billion dollars, a man who lives in a $177 million compound in Malibu, a man who has been on the board of Facebook and Hewlett-Packard and who likely hasn’t experienced a struggle in decades, wants you to believe he’s a victim.

Cut back to 2023, it has become a bone of contention between top telecom players - Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea vs the internet companies and startups. As many as 100 startups and internet firms have voiced their concerns against telecom players’ demand for a fair share charge to be imposed on OTT players for using telecom network infrastructure. Any move towards overregulation of internet companies or OTT services, might have discriminatory consequences, they said.

COAI: Last month, more than 100 startups and Internet companies in a letter to the watchdog said that any move towards overregulation of internet companies or Over-The-Top (OTT) services, might have discriminatory consequences.