Network sovereignty

Network sovereignty, sometimes known as "digital sovereignty" or "cyber sovereignty," in internet governance refers to an endeavor by a governing body, such as a state, to establish borders on a network and then assert control, frequently in the form of law enforcement, over such boundaries.

Similar to how nations assert exclusive control over territories or state sovereignty, such governing organizations assert exclusive control over the network boundaries they establish and assert network sovereignty. In the case of the Internet, the goal is to regulate and manage it within national boundaries. This is frequently seen as states attempting to regulate all information entering and leaving their borders.