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The attempt at introducing principles of governance in respect to information services, now transmitted by way of the Internet, is insofar not completely new as the issue of the information flow has been a discussion topic for many decades. The Internet is a new online medium, but tradional media also exercise crossborder information services which have called for an applicable legal framework. Subsequently, the main aspects of the regulatory frameworks related to the flow of information are summarized, followed by a description of the organizational Internet regulations’ developments.
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Weber, R.H. (2010). Historical Developments. In: Shaping Internet Governance: Regulatory Challenges. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04620-9_2
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