Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace releases call to protect the public core of the Internet
The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) – created to develop proposals for norms and policies to enhance international security and stability – released a “Call to Protect the Public Core of the Internet” after its Delhi meeting (20-21 December). The declaration urges state and non-state actors to avoid activity that would intentionally and substantially damage the general availability or integrity of the “public core” of the Internet. It proposes the adoption of the following norm by all stakeholders: “Without prejudice to their rights and obligations, state and non-state actors should not conduct or knowingly allow activity that intentionally and substantially damages the general availability or integrity of the public core of the Internet, and therefore the stability of cyberspace”.
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