![]() “There was never really any thought, particularly in the AFRINIC region, that someone would just directly attack a foundational element of Internet governance, and just try and shut it down, try and make it go away.” said Bill Woodcock, executive director of Packet Clearing House, a global nonprofit that has helped build out Africa’s Internet. Some worry it could undermine the entire numerical address system that makes the Internet work. It is a shock to the global networking community, which has long considered the Internet as technological scaffolding for advancing society. His company also filed a US$80 million defamation claim against AFRINIC and its new CEO. His lawyers in late July persuaded a judge in Mauritius, where AFRINIC is based, to freeze its bank accounts. When AFRINIC revoked Lu’s addresses, now worth about US$150 million, he fought back. ![]()
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