@misc{rfc9518, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 9518, howpublished = {RFC 9518}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC9518}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9518}, author = {Mark Nottingham}, title = {{Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards}}, pagetotal = 22, year = 2023, month = dec, 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.}, }