Section 230 has a track record of promoting innovation and creativity online. By separating it from partisan politics, we can keep it that way.
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COVID-19 Response Must Include Massive Funding for Fiber-Optic Internet Access
Community Networks
2 June 2020
COVID-19 Response Must Include Massive Funding for Fiber-Optic Internet Access
By now, many of us are realizing we’ve been taking access to basic things for granted, such as social...
In a Time of Crisis, A Global Lockdown Needs a Digital Unlocking
Infrastructure and Community Development
2 June 2020
In a Time of Crisis, A Global Lockdown Needs a Digital Unlocking
We welcome this guest post from DE-CIX Group, an Organization Member of the Internet Society. We are at a very special...
Fake news, inefficient laws and the unjustified hurry in the Brazilian Senate (in Portuguese)
In the News
2 June 2020
Fake news, inefficient laws and the unjustified hurry in the Brazilian Senate (in Portuguese)
JOTA
Mozilla cautions India’s national open digital plan is ‘open-washing’. Internet Society also weighs in with worries about vague definition of ‘open’
In the News
2 June 2020
Mozilla cautions India’s national open digital plan is ‘open-washing’. Internet Society also weighs in with worries about vague definition of ‘open’
The Register
Playing Politics with Section 230 Makes the Internet Weaker, Not Stronger
Internet Way of Networking
29 May 2020
Playing Politics with Section 230 Makes the Internet Weaker, Not Stronger
This opinion piece was originally published in The Hill. Thursday the president of the United States signed an executive order...
The Week in Internet News: Executive Order Targets Social Media
Technology
29 May 2020
The Week in Internet News: Executive Order Targets Social Media
Trump vs. Twitter: U.S. President Donald Trump, one of Twitter’s most prolific users, has signed an executive order directing...
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ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020: Background Paper
This background paper is intended to provide the Internet Society community and interested parties with an outline of the...
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Fact Sheet: Intermediaries and Encryption
Pressuring intermediaries to weaken security is not the answer to prevent harmful content online
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Indigenous Connectivity in Canada
While many people take Internet access for granted, COVID-19 has shed light on an alarming digital divide in Canada.
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Indigenous Connectivity in the United States
Complementary connectivity models can bring affordable and sustainable Internet access to tribal areas across the country.
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Fact Sheet: Government Hacking
Government hacking is one of the approaches national security and law enforcement agencies use to obtain access to otherwise...
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Middle East & North Africa Internet Infrastructure Report
In this paper we focus on expanding and upgrading infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa region.