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Everyone at the Table: Shaping the Internet Through Collaboration

Over the past 20 years, we’ve participated in valuable conversations and information-sharing sessions at global and regional Internet Governance Forums, and we’ve seen these discussions create real change.

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A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users  

The Internet Society jointly filed a request in a UK court on Wednesday to provide expert evidence on privacy and security threats from secret government orders that require companies to ...
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Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society 

In early February of this year, the Internet Society hosted an Encryption Advocacy Workshop in Brussels for European civil society organizations ...
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How YOU Run the Internet

Without you, there is no Internet. The Internet is so much more than just devices connecting to each other; it’s a place for all of us to come together to ...
What Is Community-Centered Connectivity and Why Should We Care? 

What Is Community-Centered Connectivity and Why Should We Care? 

Community-centered connectivity is when connectivity solutions are built for, with, or by local communities themselves. These solutions are not imposed from outside, but instead designed with direct involvement from the ...
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How Standard Setters Run the Internet

We are able to interconnect so seamlessly on the Internet in large part thanks to Internet standards, which allow us to communicate easily across a variety of devices, providers, and ...
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How the Technical Community Runs the Internet

The Internet technical community helps to build and maintain infrastructure, and enables us to communicate safely, affordably, and efficiently online.   ...
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Community Snapshot—June

Our global chapters and special interest groups work to keep the Internet a force for good. Each month, we provide a brief overview of just some of the things they ...
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The Internet Society at WSIS HLE 2025 in Switzerland

The WSIS High-Level Event (HLE) is a global meeting co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other UN agencies to review progress on the World Summit on the Information ...