Session
Organizer 1: Zihao Huang, CNNIC
Speaker 1: Xiaodong Lee, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 2: Pam Little, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 3: Zhiguo Zhao, Government, Asia-Pacific Group
Pam Little, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
Xiaodong Lee, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group
Zihao Huang, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Panel - Auditorium - 60 Min
1. The role of different stakeholders in the field of DNS abuse and illegal content mitigation;
2. How are advanced technologies, such as big data and artificial intelligence, being used to mitigate DNS abuse? Can these measures be applied to screening illegal content?
3. Can the experience in DNS abuse mitigation be applied to illegal content mitigation, and what else should be done?
Connection with previous Messages:
16.10
16.3
16.7
Targets: A more efficate, transparent, and accountable way of illegal online content moderation naturally promotes the rule of law at the national and international levels. By reducing collateral damage, stakeholders can ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.
Description:
DNS abuse mitigation has long been an important part of maintaining Internet safety, security, and accountability. According to the ICANN report published in March, global sum of DNS abuse, including phishing, malware, botnet, and especially spams, dropped in “absolute terms and normalized rates” over the last four years, while the total number of generic top-level domain names continue to increase.
Meanwhile, the EU "Digital Service Act" has introduced new obligations to DNS service providers. Now DNS service providers will have to consider its role beyond DNS abuse to illegal online content mitigation. Recent reports released by CENTR proposes that DNS service providers should play a role in illegal content mitigation as they facilitate access to the content. By ‘blocking’ illegal content that is defined by local legal framework, it will be more difficult for user to find or access to the content. However, the report also acknowledged that the measure ‘should be regarded as an interim measure to be used in the case of emergency’ as it does not eliminate content itself and may cause collateral damage.
We believe that lessons can be drawn from the success in DNS abuse mitigation to help governments, DNS service providers, intellectual property related parties, and Internet users become better equipped when dealing with illegal content. The workshop will focus on the best practices in DNS abuse mitigation, as well as the possibility of applying them in illegal online content mitigation to support a safe, secure and accountable Internet.
Overview on different regulatory and technical approaches to DNS abuse mitigation. Analysis of the applicability of the approaches in illegal content mitigation. Recommendations for stakeholders to increase illegal content mitigation efficacy while avoiding collateral damage.
Hybrid Format: The session will be held in a hybrid format. The moderator will encourage wide and accessible online attendee participation by inviting (and compiling) questions via chat while the panelists are speaking and subsequently welcoming verbal Q&A from the audience.
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