{
  "draft": "draft-nottingham-avoiding-internet-centralization-14",
  "doc_id": "RFC9518",
  "title": "Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards",
  "authors": [
    "M. Nottingham"
  ],
  "format": [
    "XML",
    "TEXT",
    "HTML",
    "PDF"
  ],
  "page_count": "22",
  "pub_status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "source": "INDEPENDENT",
  "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.",
  "pub_date": "December 2023",
  "keywords": [
    "governance"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC9518",
  "errata_url": null
}