Latin America & Caribbean
News
Four New IXPs Take off in Central America and the Caribbean
Infrastructure and Community Development
3 June 2021
Four New IXPs Take off in Central America and the Caribbean
According to the global IXP Database, as of January 2021, of the 630 registered Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), 229...
Are Partial Liability Rules The Path Forward For Intermediary Liability Regimes? Lessons Learned From Brazil
In the News
1 June 2021
Are Partial Liability Rules The Path Forward For Intermediary Liability Regimes? Lessons Learned From Brazil
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In the Dominican Republic IX.DO Begins Silent Production, with Several Committed Members
Infrastructure and Community Development
23 April 2021
In the Dominican Republic IX.DO Begins Silent Production, with Several Committed Members
The Dominican Republic’s new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) already has 24 members, three of which began exchanging traffic in...
Championing the Internet Way of Networking in Latin America
Internet Way of Networking
30 December 2020
Championing the Internet Way of Networking in Latin America
The Internet has radically transformed our lives for the better, and the year 2020 has shown us it will...
Internet Society questions politician’s ability to regulate platforms (in Portuguese)
In the News
9 December 2020
Internet Society questions politician’s ability to regulate platforms (in Portuguese)
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2020 Latin America Chapter Workshop: Celebrating Successes and Mobilizing for an Internet of Opportunity
About Internet Society
11 November 2020
2020 Latin America Chapter Workshop: Celebrating Successes and Mobilizing for an Internet of Opportunity
Our global community of Chapters is vibrant. Chapter members implement projects, share ideas, and take actions that help bring...
Resources
Promoting the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.
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Intermediary Liability Survey: Latin America
Executive Summary This report is a product of a crowdsourcing exercise designed to map current existing intermediary liability regimes...
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Community Networks in Latin America
Over the past decade, numerous discussions have highlighted the essential role that Internet connectivity plays in driving fundamental changes...
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Unleashing the Internet in the Caribbean: Removing Barriers to Connectivity and Stimulating Better Access in the Region
The nations of the Caribbean region are scattered over an area of more than 2.75 million square kilometres. These...
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Report from the Field: Post-Hurricane Connectivity in the Caribbean
We ask our community to join with us to both #ReconnectTheCaribbean, and also to work to ensure the networks...
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Ensuring Sustainable Connectivity in Small Island Developing States
This report aims to shed light on the key connectivity issues for SIDS nations and to help share knowledge...
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Connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Internet Exchange Points
This report takes stock of the development of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean, documenting...
Our Members
The Internet Society’s Latin America & Caribbean region currently counts 11,722 individual members, out of whom 7,162 (61%) are also members of one of our 26 Chapters in the region. (as of December 2020)
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