Friday, 20 February 2026
Openness makes the Internet harder to govern — but also makes it resilient, innovative, and difficult to capture. Let's look at how the openness of the Internet both defines it and ensures its success.Friday, 13 February 2026
The voluntary nature of Internet standards means that the biggest power move may be to avoid playing the game. Let's take a look.Tuesday, 20 January 2026
The Open Web means several things to different people, depending on context, but recently discussions have focused on the Web's Openness in terms of access to information -- how easy it is to publish and obtain information without barriers there.Sunday, 26 October 2025
Some thoughts about how to schedule online meetings for a global organisation in an equitable way.Saturday, 20 September 2025
Achieving policymakers' goals in coordination with Internet standards activity can be difficult. This post explores some of the options and considerations involved.Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Is AI a useful option for policymakers who want to evaluate open standards? Let's take a look.Sunday, 9 February 2025
What can Apple do in the face of a UK order to weaken encryption worldwide? Decentralize iCloud, to start.Friday, 29 November 2024
A new book explores an intriguing idea: that there are core processes in some platforms that naturally tilt the table towards being implemented in a single company.Wednesday, 18 September 2024
The EU AI Act and emerging practice flip copyright’s default opt-in regime to an opt-out one. What effects is this likely to have on the balance of power between rights holders and reuse?Sunday, 25 August 2024
Web feeds could be so much more if we put some effort into them. This post explores how we could start.Hi, I’m Mark Nottingham. I write about the Web, protocol design, HTTP, Internet governance, and more. This is a personal blog, it does not represent anyone else. Find out more.
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