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Malaysia shuts down Network School, Balaji Srinivasan's techno-utopian project, over licensing issues; Srinivasan says he is opening a new campus in Kazakhstan (Wall Street Journal)
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WHY IT MATTERS
The shutdown illustrates how experimental community and governance projects face concrete regulatory barriers even with prominent Silicon Valley backing. The planned relocation to Kazakhstan suggests founders may shop for more permissive jurisdictions, a pattern worth watching if similar projects emerge.
Written by elseif from the cluster below · every claim links back to a sourceThe three things worth knowing
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Malaysia closed Network School specifically over licensing issues.
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The project was described as an incubator for new countries located in an Asian ghost city.
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Srinivasan intends to reopen the campus in Kazakhstan following the Malaysian shutdown.
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Malaysia shuts down Network School, Balaji Srinivasan's techno-utopian project, over licensing issues; Srinivasan says he is opening a new campus in Kazakhstan (Wall Street Journal)
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