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50 Internet-Mythen
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Chapter I

Rights and Rules

Myth #01: What people do on the Internet cannot be regulated. Myth #02: International law does not apply on the Internet. Myth #03: Code is law. Myth #04: Protocols do not have politics. Myth #05: Cybercriminals go free. Myth #06: You can say what you want online. Myth #07: Internet platforms are not liable for user-generated content. Myth #08: The Internet has always run on multistakeholder approaches. Myth #09: On the Internet, everything is free.

Chapter II

Security and Safety

Myth #10: Cyberwar is coming. Myth #11: Arms control in cyberspace is not possible. Myth #12: The best cyber defense is a good cyber offense. Myth #13: Drastic improvements in cybersecurity are urgently needed. Myth #14: Only criminals want anonymity online. Myth #15: The Internet was invented by the Pentagon and designed to survive a nuclear attack. Myth #16: End-to-end encrypted messaging means that pure privacy is protected. Myth #17: The dark web is a hidden place of evil.

Chapter III

Inclusion and Integration

Myth #18: The Internet is an emancipatory tool to end all dis-crimination. Myth #19: Search engines provide objective results. Myth #20: Social media is an accurate mirror of society. Myth #21: All Internet users experience the same Internet. Myth #22: We all live in filter bubbles. Myth #23: People get their news only via social media. Myth #24: Likes and shares reliably indicate popularity. Myth #25: Fake news is a real problem. Myth #26: We are all journalists and news creators now. Myth #27: Millennials are all Internet-savvy ‘digital natives’. Myth #28: The Internet promotes democracy, like during the ‘Arab Spring’. Myth #29: The Internet destroys the integrity of elections. Myth #30: Digital rights campaigns are run by bots, not real activists. Myth #31: The Internet enables organizing without organization. Myth #32: Digital Work is immaterial.

Chapter IV

Infrastructure and Innovation

Myth #33: Cyberspace is totally separate from ‘the real world’. Myth #34: There is no ‘there’ on the Internet. Myth #35: The Internet is an Internet. Myth #36: We pay to access the Internet, which is provided by others. Myth #37: The Internet is in the clouds. Myth #38: The Domain Name System guarantees a global Internet. Myth #39: Net Neutrality is secured across the Internet. Myth #40: The Internet democratizes innovation. Myth #41: Network effects cannot be overcome.

Chapter V

Data and Disruption

Myth #42: Algorithms are always neutral. Myth #43: AI will fix it. Myth #44: The future of AI is in the hands of companies. Myth #45: Privacy is dead. Myth #46: The Internet never forgets. Myth #47: Data protection law is about controlling data. Myth #48: Information wants to be free. Myth #49: Peer-to-peer technology is about sharing files illegally. Myth #50: Blockchains will solve all our problems.



50 Internet Myths

Chapter V

Data and Disruption

Data and Disruption

Chapter V

Data and Disruption

  • Myth #42: Algorithms are always neutral.
  • Myth #43: AI will fix it.
  • Myth #44: The future of AI is in the hands of companies.
  • Myth #45: Privacy is dead.
  • Myth #46: The Internet never forgets.
  • Myth #47: Data protection law is about controlling data.
  • Myth #48: Information wants to be free.
  • Myth #49: Peer-to-peer technology is about sharing files illegally.
  • Myth #50: Blockchains will solve all our problems.
Legend | Abbreviations +
ASEAN  Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BRICS  Brasilien, Russland, Indien, China und Südafrika
CDA  Communications Decency Act
CSNET  Computer Science Network
DNC  Democratic National Committee
DNS  Domain Name System
DoT  DNS over Transport Layer Security
DSGVO  Datenschutz-Grundverordnung
E2EE  Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung
G20  Gruppe der Zwanzig
G7  Gruppe der Sieben
GGE LAWS  Gruppe von Regierungsexperten für letale autonome Waffensysteme
HTTPS  Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure 
IAB  Internet Architecture Board
IANA  Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
ICANN  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
IdD  Internet der Dinge
IETF  Internet Engineering Task Force 
IKT  Informations  und Kommunikationstechnologien
ILO  Internationale Arbeitsorganisation
IP  Geistiges Eigentum
ITU  Internationale Fernmeldeunion
ML  Maschinelles Lernen
NN  Netzneutralität
OECD  Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
OEWG  Offene Arbeitsgruppe
OPM  United States Office of Personnel Management
OSI  Open Systems Interconnection
OSZE  Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa
P2P  Peer-to-Peer-Netzwerktechnologie
SCO  Shanghai Cooperation Organization
TCP/IP  Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TLS  Transport Layer Security 
UGC  Nutzergenerierte Inhalte
UNCTAD  Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen für Handel und Entwicklung
UNESCO  Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur
UNGGE  Gruppe von Regierungsexperten der Vereinten Nationen für Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Information und Telekommunikation im Kontext der internationalen Sicherheit
USG  Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
WHO  Weltgesundheitsorganisation
WIPO  Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum
WSIS  Weltgipfel zur Informationsgesellschaft
WTO  Welthandelsorganisation

note of thanks

At the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut, the authors would like to express their thanks to Wolfgang Schulz, Uwe Hasebrink, Kristina Hein, Jana Lemke, Katharina Mosene, Anna Sophie Tiedeke, Glacier Kwong, Jan Reschke, Johannes Schmees, Johanna Friederike Stelling, Johanna Sebauer and Ilse Kettemann.

Funded by

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie

 

Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung Internet Governance Forum Berlin Vereinte Nationen

due to a decision
of the German Bundestag

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