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The Week in Internet News: China and Russia Target ‘Illegal’ Content
Technology
14 October 2019
The Week in Internet News: China and Russia Target ‘Illegal’ Content
Content crackdown: China and Russia plan to sign an agreement to crack down on what they consider “illegal” Internet...
Tarek Kamel: A Loss to the Internet Community
About Internet Society
11 October 2019
Tarek Kamel: A Loss to the Internet Community
It was indeed very sad news yesterday that Tarek Kamel passed away. Despite his suffering and illness, no one...
Looking the GIFCT in the Mouth
Shaping the Internet's Future
11 October 2019
Looking the GIFCT in the Mouth
The recent meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was notable because of the attention it paid to...
Remembering Tarek Kamel
About Internet Society
10 October 2019
Remembering Tarek Kamel
We learned the sad news today that Tarek Kamel, one of the global Internet community’s best-known figures, has passed...
Member News: Helping Schools Get Access to Internet, Educational Materials
About Internet Society
10 October 2019
Member News: Helping Schools Get Access to Internet, Educational Materials
News from Internet Society Chapters and Special Interest Groups across the world: Library in a box: This month, the...
Islamabad Chapter Brings First Internet Governance Event to Quetta, Pakistan
Internet Governance
9 October 2019
Islamabad Chapter Brings First Internet Governance Event to Quetta, Pakistan
The 5th Pakistan School on Internet Governance (pkSIG 2019) was successfully held last month in Quetta, Pakistan. This represents...
Announcing the 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaign Audit
Building Trust
8 October 2019
Announcing the 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaign Audit
Today, the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance released a new report, the “2020 U.S. Presidential Campaign Audit,” analyzing the...
The Week in Internet News: Governments Pressure Facebook to Halt Encryption Plans
Technology
7 October 2019
The Week in Internet News: Governments Pressure Facebook to Halt Encryption Plans
Anti-encryption demands: Government officials from the U.S., U.K., and Australia have asked Facebook to put a hold on its...
Network Operators in Latin America and the Caribbean Take Steps to Strengthen Routing Security
Improving Technical Security
4 October 2019
Network Operators in Latin America and the Caribbean Take Steps to Strengthen Routing Security
2019 has been a very good year for the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean. In May, during...
Celebrating National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Building Trust
2 October 2019
Celebrating National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Every October, we mark National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security website, “Held every October,...
The Week in Internet News: The New Internet Space Race
Technology
30 September 2019
The Week in Internet News: The New Internet Space Race
Broadband in space: The Associated Press, via the New York Post, has a story on the new space race...
The Role of South Asia’s NOGs in Community Building
Improving Technical Security
27 September 2019
The Role of South Asia’s NOGs in Community Building
At the recently concluded 34th South Asia Network Operators Group (SANOG 34), it was interesting not only to hear...