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He also warned ICANN that it was not ready to remove its vertical separation of [[registrar]] and [[registry]] functions, which it took steps to do in 2011.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/19/ec-letter-icann-vertical-integration EC Letter ICANN Vertical Integration, news.dot-nxt.com]</ref>

He also warned ICANN that it was not ready to remove its vertical separation of [[registrar]] and [[registry]] functions, which it took steps to do in 2011.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/19/ec-letter-icann-vertical-integration EC Letter ICANN Vertical Integration, news.dot-nxt.com]</ref>

It seems Gerard de Graaf was influential in issuing the European Commission's [[EC#European Commission and ICANN|6 policy papers of 2011]], which many interpreted as a new effort by governments to control the functioning and architecture of the Internet, or at least exercise significantly more power over ICANN. This stance, which has been associated with prior Internet Governance efforts, has been interpreted by commentators, such as [[Kieren McCarthy]], as symptomatic of his misunderstanding of ICANN, its functions, and his own role therein.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/08/31/ec-papers-analysis EC Papers Analysis, news.dot-nxt.]</ref>

It seems Gerard de Graaf was influential in issuing the European Commission's [[EC#European Commission and ICANN|6 policy papers of 2011]], which many have interpreted as a new effort by governments to control the functioning and architecture of the Internet, or at least exercise significantly more power over ICANN. This stance, which has been associated with prior Internet Governance efforts, has been interpreted by commentators, such as [[Kieren McCarthy]], as symptomatic of his misunderstanding of ICANN, its functions, and his own role therein.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/08/31/ec-papers-analysis EC Papers Analysis, news.dot-nxt.]</ref>

==Career History==

==Career History==