# Vint Cerf on The No Agenda Show

Vint Cerf comes up in 5 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2012 to May 2015.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** June 2012 – May 2015
- **Related topics:** [Google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [United Nations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/united-nations.md), [Geneva](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geneva.md), [Greg Walden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/greg-walden.md), [Human Rights](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-rights.md), [Icann](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/icann.md), [Internet Of Things](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/internet-of-things.md), [Ipv6](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ipv6.md), [Itu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/itu.md), [Net Neutrality](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/net-neutrality.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Vint Cerf on IPv6 and Google's User Philosophy

- **Episode:** [725: Cricket Flour](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/725-cricket-flour.md)
- **Published:** 2015-05-30
- **Time:** 2:14:36–2:20:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/725-cricket-flour/chapter/vint-cerf-on-ipv6-and-google-s-user-philosophy.md

Google VP and "Father of the Internet" Vint Cerf is advocating for the rapid adoption of IPv6 to accommodate the 50 billion devices expected in the Internet of Things by 2020. Cerf's history with MCI Mail is cited as evidence of Google's "arrogant" philosophy of shutting down services regardless of long-term user reliance.

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### Buffer Bloat and Netflix Streaming Issues

- **Episode:** [725: Cricket Flour](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/725-cricket-flour.md)
- **Published:** 2015-05-30
- **Time:** 2:20:14–2:23:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/725-cricket-flour/chapter/buffer-bloat-and-netflix-streaming-issues.md

Vint Cerf explains that many streaming delays attributed to net neutrality issues are actually caused by "buffer bloat" in home routers. This occurs when a router's memory fills up faster than it can transmit data, leading to retransmissions and congestion. This technical differential is often misunderstood by the public as intentional ISP throttling.

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### Internet Governance Forum, UN Article 19

- **Episode:** [601: Pilots of Terror](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/601-pilots-of-terror.md)
- **Published:** 2014-03-20
- **Time:** 1:46:08–1:48:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/601-pilots-of-terror/chapter/internet-governance-forum-un-article-19.md

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is being positioned as a platform for global internet oversight, citing Article 19 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. There is concern that this "multi-stakeholder" model will allow large tech corporations like Google to dictate the rules of online speech under the guise of international cooperation.

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### Vint Cerf, Tunis Agenda for Information Society

- **Episode:** [601: Pilots of Terror](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/601-pilots-of-terror.md)
- **Published:** 2014-03-20
- **Time:** 1:48:43–1:53:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/601-pilots-of-terror/chapter/vint-cerf-tunis-agenda-for-information-society.md

Vint Cerf, a "father of the internet" now at Google, is a key figure in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society. The agenda promotes a "people-centered" and "non-discriminatory" information society, which critics interpret as a framework for global censorship and corporate control over the network.

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### ITU Proposals and Vint Cerf Senate Testimony

- **Episode:** [414: Thingamajig](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/414-thingamajig.md)
- **Published:** 2012-06-03
- **Time:** 5:03–9:40
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/414-thingamajig/chapter/itu-proposals-and-vint-cerf-senate-testimony.md

Vint Cerf, representing Google, testified before a Senate subcommittee regarding United Nations proposals for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to regulate the internet. Chairman Greg Walden warned that international regulatory regimes could break the internet by applying old telephone service rules to modern data networks. Cerf's self-identification as a "father of the internet" in his written testimony is criticized as elitist and arrogant.

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