Chris Buckridge

Chris Buckridge is an independent advisor, consultant, and commentator more than two decades of experience in the Internet technical governance space. Currently a member of the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group, and an incoming member of the ICANN Board of Directors, he is involved in discussions around global digital cooperation and EU digital policy.

Harvesting Hope from Hiccups: Overcoming Standardization Hurdles

Standardization is an art, not a science. After Meta launched Threads, which promised to interoperate with the fediverse and Mastodon, some in the Interledger community became enchanted by the promise that further down the line this could positively impact the adoption of the Interledger Protocol and the W3C web monetization standard. Cynics, however, have noted that the reality of standards adopt…