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INFORMATIONAL

Author:

M. Nottingham

Stream:

INDEPENDENT

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9518

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Abstract

This document discusses aspects of centralization that relate toInternet standards efforts. It argues that, while standards bodieshave a limited ability to prevent many forms of centralization, theycan still make contributions that assist in the decentralization ofthe Internet.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.