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What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms
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Strengthening the Internet 18 March 2024

What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms

Canada's Online Harms Act should be an example of how to protect the fundamentals of the Internet while improving...

Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption
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Strengthening the Internet 12 March 2024

Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption

Protect children online by supporting end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. Join us in the fight against weakening online protection...

The United States Takes a Dangerous Step Back from Core Internet Principles
Statements 17 November 2023

The United States Takes a Dangerous Step Back from Core Internet Principles

The United States Trade Representative has taken a dangerous step back from fundamental principles that ensure the growth of...

Building More Affordable and Reliable Internet Access in the Arctic
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Community Networks 18 October 2023

Building More Affordable and Reliable Internet Access in the Arctic

Ulukhaktok Community Network Canada’s Northwest Territories has 33 communities, many of which are home to First Nations, Inuit,...

Speak Out Against Bills That Threaten End-to-End Encryption
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Strengthening the Internet 14 June 2023

Speak Out Against Bills That Threaten End-to-End Encryption

The EARN IT Act, STOP CSAM Act, and KOSA in the United States threaten to weaken end-to-end encryption which...

Encryption Keeps Kids Safe Online
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Encryption 3 May 2023

Encryption Keeps Kids Safe Online

Policymakers are proposing laws that will weaken encryption. The EARN IT Act, STOP CSAM Act, and many other proposed...

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The Internet Society’s North America region currently counts 8,476 individual members, out of whom 4,022 (47%) are also members of one of our 10 Chapters in the region. 

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