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  • AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.spaceOP
    23·
    7 days ago

    Not the one you answered to, but I think I can understand the idea of US funding having been a toxic source of dependency, and it being better in the long run to get money elsewhere. That “elsewhere” is a good question, though.

    Just me, personally, my dream would be an international fund, carried by the UN or maybe an independent NGO, that can get funding from both private and public funds, that prioritises free internet access the way the WHO prioritises health. But I think that’s still far off.

    • freagle@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      No. UN and related independent NGOs have shown their cards. They cannot be trusted. ICANN is the quintessential example of an ossified vulturous bureaucracy laser focused on oligarchic control. And the ITU has designs to rewrite current Internet protocols to have a fee structure built in at the packet level to ensure no packed flow without someone paying money.

      We cannot trust the systems we have now. We must focus on diversifying income sources for us to be safe

    • Matengor@lemmy.ml
      2·
      7 days ago

      Isn’t the OTF already an NGO that can receive funding from different sources?

      • AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.spaceOP
        4·
        7 days ago

        Kind of, I wouldn’t really call them an international organisation in the way I would be imagining, see how easy it was to cut their funding when national interests turned openly fascist. Their affiliation with the US government above more independent, international organisations meant, that they would support privacy and a free and open internet, as long as it helps dissidents in other, non-aligned countries, but quick to cut it, if it reaches their own doorsteps.

    • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
      21·
      7 days ago

      US funding having been a toxic source of dependency, and it being better in the long run to get money elsewhere.

      Yup, pretty much my intent, that and the insecurity it engenders, rather surprised by the reaction.

      • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        7 days ago

        the reaction makes sense; these organizations are modeled after for-profit corporations since that’s where most of its leaders come from and oriented towards simpler modes of funding like the american gov’t; this is effectively a disaster for this sort of posture and it’s hard from them to imagine any other form.