Content Blocking
Mandated DNS Blocking: Critical Considerations
How the Internet Works
7 November 2025
Mandated DNS Blocking: Critical Considerations
Mandated DNS blocking is the wrong tool for public policy enforcement. The DNS exists to make the Internet usable,...
The Risks Far Outweigh the Goals
Privacy
23 October 2025
The Risks Far Outweigh the Goals
Read the remarks from Natalie Campbell's testimony at Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill...
Policy Brief: Perspectives on Internet Content Blocking
Supporting a Secure and Trustworthy Internet
4 September 2025
Policy Brief: Perspectives on Internet Content Blocking
The Internet Society encourages policymakers to prioritize solutions that tackle harmful content at its source, rather than relying on...
Internet Situation in Egypt
Closing the Digital Divide
15 June 2017
Internet Situation in Egypt
In June 2017, the Internet Society Egypt Chapter issued a statement in reaction to some of the recent blocking...
En Internet Society estamos profundamente preocupados por los bloqueos de Internet en Venezuela
Closing the Digital Divide
24 May 2017
En Internet Society estamos profundamente preocupados por los bloqueos de Internet en Venezuela
Internet Society está profundamente preocupada por el aumento de los bloqueos en Internet y los recientes reportes de la...
Internet Society Deeply Concerned About Internet Blocking in Venezuela
Closing the Digital Divide
24 May 2017
Internet Society Deeply Concerned About Internet Blocking in Venezuela
The Internet Society is deeply concerned with the increase of Internet blocking and recent reports of growing content surveillance...
Tell Policy Makers to Think Twice Before Blocking Content or Flipping the Internet Kill Switch
Building Trust
29 March 2017
Tell Policy Makers to Think Twice Before Blocking Content or Flipping the Internet Kill Switch
RightsCon 2017 is kicking off today (29-31 March, Brussels) so we wanted to give you an update and also...
Internet Shutdowns and Content Blocking not the answer, says Internet Society
Closing the Digital Divide
29 March 2017
Internet Shutdowns and Content Blocking not the answer, says Internet Society
The Internet Society today voiced its commitment to keeping the Internet on for everyone, in response to the increasing...
Quebec to require ISPs to block websites
Closing the Digital Divide
13 July 2016
Quebec to require ISPs to block websites
The provincial government in Quebec recently passed legislation that will require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access, at the Domain Name...
Internet Society Joins Opposition to Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
Domain Name System (DNS)
14 December 2011
Internet Society Joins Opposition to Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
Policies mandating DNS filtering undermine the open architecture of the Internet and raise human rights and freedom of...