US influence on internet policy may swing to China
Monday, August 6, 2018
Subject
Internet policy.
Significance
The US government agency responsible for advising the president on internet policy closed a consultation in July on future international policy priorities for the internet. The consultation coincided with questions about declining US influence in global internet governance.
Impacts
- The decline in US-China economic relations will affect their diplomacy on internet policy in Dubai.
- Disputes with the EU over privacy will intensify.
- US technology companies will remain the principal influencers of future US internet policy at home and abroad.