[Advisors] Some policy directions from ICANN74

[Marita Moll]

Hello advisors. ICANN held a hybrid meeting in Den Hague, Holland in 
June. I attended virtually. During this session At Large leaders held 10 
sessions covering the three tracks of policy, outreach and engagement, 
and operations. Below is a brief description of the four sessions 
related to Internet policy issues. I just thought a broad outline of 
some of the issues under the microscope might be of interest.

*• “Evolving the DNS Abuse Conversation: An End User’s Perspective – The 
Role of At-Large” (DNS abuse issues that can be mitigated at this level 
are limited mostly to phishing, pharming, malware, spam when it involves 
malware and botnets)
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This session was a follow-up on the ICANN73 plenary session “Evolving 
the DNS Abuse Conversation.”The session focused on the role of the 
At-Large community in mitigating DNS abuse. Speakers:

Presented on current ICANN org activities related to DNS abuse.

Explored the At-Large role as an advocate for end users in mitigating 
domain name abuse resulting from maliciously registered domain names and 
compromised websites, including providing specific examples from the 
five RALOs.

Discussed the challenges and opportunities relating to reporting cases 
of DNS abuse.

*• “Closed Generics: Finding a Balance”**(**a top level domain 
representing a string that is a generic name or term under which domains 
are registered and usable exclusively by the registry operator or its 
affiliates. e.g. imagine if Amazon were allowed to own .book or if 
General Motors owned .cars)*

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During this session, the At-Large community heard an introduction to 
closed generics and the current situation. A proposal focusing on closed 
generics and the public interest was presented as a possible approach to 
further develop an At-Large position on the topic.

*• “Shaping the European Union’s Digital Future: Sovereignty, Legal, and 
Regulatory Frameworks” (The EU is very actively designing legislation to 
enable a more integrated approach to cybersecurity and curtailing the 
powers of giant techno firms)
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This session focused on current regulatory activities within the 
European Union, including the Network and Information Security (NIS2) 
Directive and the DNS4EU project. Various views were provided on the 
regulatory activities and the potential impact on end users.

*• “Internet Governance and Multistakeholderism in Terms/Time of 
Emergency”(The current crisis is the war in Ukraine but the discussion 
included actions around hurricanes and other natural disasters)
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The At-Large experience in times of emergency across the regions was 
presented from the point of view of each of the five RALOs. Case studies 
from emergencies such as natural disasters and war were presented. The 
need to act quickly with quality equipment was also highlighted. The 
various actions by ICANN org related to the situation in Ukraine as well 
as other emergencies were discussed

I am happy to answer questions about any of this policy areas.

Marita




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