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In the first week of May 2021...

In May 2021...

*The digital economy [[SaaS]] Platform [[NetObjex]] began its official collaboration with [[Zortag]] to fight [[NFT]] counterfeiting.<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netobjex-partners-with-zortag-for-anti-counterfeiting-and-tracking-of-assets-for-the-digital-economy-301281848.html NetObjex & Zortag Collab Press Release]</ref>

* [[Ransomware#Darkside|Darkside]] carried out a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, prompting unfounded fears over East Coast gas shortages, which led to gas hoarding and panic buying in the South. The attack also highlighted a vulnerability in the country's cyberinfrastructure, leading President Joe Biden to issue an executive order on strengthening [[Cybersecurity]] in the US.

*The [[IP]] management technology provider [[Anaqua]] announced its acquisition of [[SeeUnity]], which provides [[API]]-related software.<ref>[https://www.anaqua.com/anaqua-acquires-seeunity-to-enhance-its-content-integration-and-migration-capabilities-press-release/ Anaqua acquires SeeUnity Press Release]</ref>

* The digital economy [[SaaS]] Platform [[NetObjex]] began its official collaboration with [[Zortag]] to fight [[NFT]] counterfeiting.<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netobjex-partners-with-zortag-for-anti-counterfeiting-and-tracking-of-assets-for-the-digital-economy-301281848.html NetObjex & Zortag Collab Press Release]</ref>

*Spy novelist and foreign affairs columnist [[David Ignatius]] worries about Russia trying to oversee Internet governance as the nation doubles down on its lobbying for candidate [[Rashid Ismailov]] to head the U.N.’s [[ITU|International Telecommunications Union]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/russias-plot-control-internet-is-no-longer-secret/ Opinion: Russia’s plot to control the Internet, WashPost]</ref> Meanwhile, the far-right multilanguage newspaper [[The Epoch Times]] warns that the Chinese Communist Party has developed a “plan to control the Internet.”<ref>[https://www.circleid.com/posts/20210503-leaked-documents-reveal-chinas-plan-to-control-internet-root/ Leaked Docs About China’s Plan, CircleID]</ref>

 

* Spy novelist and foreign affairs columnist [[David Ignatius]] worries about Russia trying to oversee Internet governance as the nation doubles down on its lobbying for candidate [[Rashid Ismailov]] to head the U.N.’s [[ITU|International Telecommunications Union]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/russias-plot-control-internet-is-no-longer-secret/ Opinion: Russia’s plot to control the Internet, WashPost]</ref> Meanwhile, the far-right multilanguage newspaper [[The Epoch Times]] warns that the Chinese Communist Party has developed a “plan to control the Internet.”<ref>[https://www.circleid.com/posts/20210503-leaked-documents-reveal-chinas-plan-to-control-internet-root/ Leaked Docs About China’s Plan, CircleID]</ref>

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