Changes

During the 2015 World Economic Forum, Internet fragmentation was noted as one of the primary concerns facing the future of the internet due to trends in technological developments, government policies, and commercial practices. Nonetheless, there needed to be a more widespread consensus regarding its nature or scope.<ref name="wef">[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FII_Internet_Fragmentation_An_Overview_2016.pdf Internet Fragmentation], WEForum.org. Published January 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.</ref>

During the 2015 World Economic Forum, Internet fragmentation was noted as one of the primary concerns facing the future of the internet due to trends in technological developments, government policies, and commercial practices. Nonetheless, there needed to be a more widespread consensus regarding its nature or scope.<ref name="wef">[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FII_Internet_Fragmentation_An_Overview_2016.pdf Internet Fragmentation], WEForum.org. Published January 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.</ref>

The launch of the World Economic Forum's multi-year Future of the Internet <ref>[https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GCP_Future_of_the_Internet_pager.pdf] </ref> (FII) considers Internet fragmentation as one of the primary topics warranting exploration, in the context of the FII's Governance on the Internet project.<ref name="wef"></ref>

The launch of the World Economic Forum's multi-year Future of the Internet <ref>[https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GCP_Future_of_the_Internet_pager.pdf Future of the Interne] </ref> (FII) considers Internet fragmentation as one of the primary topics warranting exploration, in the context of the FII's Governance on the Internet project.<ref name="wef"></ref>

In the early 2020s, the issue of Internet fragmentation surfaced again, this time primarily with a focus on managing jurisdiction and legislative issues as governments try to regulate [[Data Privacy]], big tech's reach, CSAM, [[cybercrime]], and [[DNS Abuse]] without understanding the technical aspects of [[Internet Governance]] or trying to harmonize their initiatives first.<ref>[https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/z-IIZtLrUY1_Gq_l7PyRZ8pna5_9pAm_Ek6lE0Hq_3WKfs6zJXE4ativBL7S7304nXsI8_4LsiIQqKuD.PO3kA7dCG84ilnVs?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=-iU9tCESSpK2CHF40LSYag.1643736262198.efe2ce77561874584c81f3a6d46427b4&_x_zm_rhtaid=284 Patrik Faltstrom and Chris Mondini, Fragmentation of the Internet? – Technical and political aspects, Nordic Forum January 2022]</ref>

In the early 2020s, the issue of Internet fragmentation surfaced again, this time primarily with a focus on managing jurisdiction and legislative issues as governments try to regulate [[Data Privacy]], big tech's reach, CSAM, [[cybercrime]], and [[DNS Abuse]] without understanding the technical aspects of [[Internet Governance]] or trying to harmonize their initiatives first.<ref>[https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/z-IIZtLrUY1_Gq_l7PyRZ8pna5_9pAm_Ek6lE0Hq_3WKfs6zJXE4ativBL7S7304nXsI8_4LsiIQqKuD.PO3kA7dCG84ilnVs?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=-iU9tCESSpK2CHF40LSYag.1643736262198.efe2ce77561874584c81f3a6d46427b4&_x_zm_rhtaid=284 Patrik Faltstrom and Chris Mondini, Fragmentation of the Internet? – Technical and political aspects, Nordic Forum January 2022]</ref>