Internet Fragmentation

Case Study: Canada’s Online News Act Hurt Journalism, Competition, and the Internet
Strengthening the Internet 24 September 2024

Case Study: Canada’s Online News Act Hurt Journalism, Competition, and the Internet

Read about the impacts of Canada’s Online News Act on the Internet and how countries can develop laws...

When “Free” Comes With Strings Attached
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Strengthening the Internet 4 April 2024

When “Free” Comes With Strings Attached

“Free streaming subscription with mobile plan!”“Data-free music streaming!””Use these top 3 social apps without using up your data!” These...

Internet Impact Brief: Nepal’s Proposed National Internet Gateway
Strengthening the Internet 19 February 2024

Internet Impact Brief: Nepal’s Proposed National Internet Gateway

Learn about the implications of Nepal’s National Internet Gateway proposal on Internet access and security.

Do We All Experience the Same Internet?
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Strengthening the Internet 19 December 2023

Do We All Experience the Same Internet?

If any two people across the world from each other access the Internet at the same time, will they...

Network Usage Fees: The European Commission Plays Politics with the Global Internet
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Strengthening the Internet 19 October 2023

Network Usage Fees: The European Commission Plays Politics with the Global Internet

The European Commission is playing politics with the global Internet. It’s time it clearly rejected the idea of “network...

Could Tuvalu Sink Twice?
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Strengthening the Internet 15 September 2023

Could Tuvalu Sink Twice?

The small island nation of Tuvalu is slowly disappearing into the Pacific. Could Internet fragmentation cause it to disappear...

Specific App and Service Bans are Fragmenting the Internet
Strengthening the Internet 13 July 2023

Specific App and Service Bans are Fragmenting the Internet

Increasing government actions to block or ban specific web services or applications are fragmenting the Internet.

Internet Fragmentation: An Explainer
Strengthening the Internet 5 July 2023

Internet Fragmentation: An Explainer

Internet fragmentation affects all of us. Learn how policies and proposals around the world put the open Internet at...

Internet Society’s Submission to the European Commission’s Exploratory Consultation on “The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure”
Strengthening the Internet 12 May 2023

Internet Society’s Submission to the European Commission’s Exploratory Consultation on “The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure”

We provided feedback in response to the European Commission’s exploratory consultation on the “The future of the electronic communications...

Canadian Internet Governance Forum 2023
Online Wednesday 29 March 2023 – Wednesday 29 March 2023

Canadian Internet Governance Forum 2023

Join us at the Canadian Internet Governance Forum 2023 in discussions about Internet fragmentation.

Misguided Policies the World over Are Slowly Killing the Open Internet
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Shaping Future of the Internet 1 March 2023

Misguided Policies the World over Are Slowly Killing the Open Internet

We must defend the Internet whenever there are threats, whether they come from a country, a corporation, or a...

In One Corner, Large Telecom Operators. In the Other, Everybody Else.
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Strengthening the Internet 23 February 2023

In One Corner, Large Telecom Operators. In the Other, Everybody Else.

We encourage everyone interested in defending an open Internet to contribute to the European Commission's public consultation on the...