{
  "number": 9518,
  "title": "Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards",
  "authors": [
    "M. Nottingham"
  ],
  "published": "2023-12",
  "status": "Informational",
  "stream": "INDEPENDENT",
  "pages": 22,
  "formats": [
    "HTML",
    "TXT",
    "PDF",
    "XML"
  ],
  "abstract": "This document discusses aspects of centralization that relate to Internet standards efforts. It argues that, while standards bodies have a limited ability to prevent many forms of centralization, they can still make contributions that assist in the decentralization of the Internet.",
  "keywords": [
    "governance"
  ],
  "draft": "draft-nottingham-avoiding-internet-centralization-14",
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC9518",
  "urls": {
    "html": "https://rfc.dk/rfc9518/",
    "text": "https://rfc.dk/rfc9518.txt",
    "rfc_editor": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9518",
    "datatracker": "https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9518/"
  },
  "text_modified": "2023-12-19T04:11:46.762730973Z"
}