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Internet Trust: Why We Need It and How to Achieve It
The Internet has been around for 50+ years and has become ingrained in many people’s daily lives. Trust in the Internet is crucial for it to provide opportunities and services, but since its inception ...
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Local Businesses Benefit from Burkina Faso’s Internet Development
Ten years ago, if there had been a submarine cable cut like the one that happened last year, most services in Burkina Faso would have been unavailable or hindered. Things as simple as getting a ...
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Internet Society’s Comments on India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025
As India advances its digital transformation, the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 are crucial to enhancing privacy protections. However, it is vital to ensure that these ...
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Internet Society’s Contribution to the Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
Over the past two decades, the WSIS vision has shaped much of the global digital agenda. But the upcoming WSIS+20 review isn’t just procedural; it’s a defining moment for the future of the Internet ...
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The Open Fibre Data Standard
The Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) is an open data, open standards initiative supported by the Internet Society. Put simply, it seeks to develop and implement a standardized way of describing ...
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Mid Career Fellowship
No challenge in today’s society stands in isolation. The interconnected nature of our world means that a global pandemic influences the world-wide supply chain. Climate change impacts economic growth ...
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Building Trust
The Internet Society’s policy agenda on trust is guided by our “Policy Framework for an Open and Trusted Internet“. This document underscores the challenge that diminishing trust presents to the ...
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Article 19 of the Marco Civil – Guarantee or Threat to the Future of the Brazilian Internet?
If the Brazilian Supreme Court declares Article 19 of Marco Civil entirely unconstitutional, it would be like tearing down a ...
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Resultados Finales de las Elecciones para la Junta Directive de Internet Society de 2025 y la Selección del IETF
The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2025 elections and the IETF selections for the Board of Trustees. Voting concluded on 4 April. The results were ...
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All About Peering: What It Is, How It’s Done, and Why We Need It
Peering is a fundamental part of how the Internet works. It allows networks to exchange traffic directly, reducing reliance on intermediaries. This improves performance, lowers costs, and increases ...
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Community Snapshot—March
Internet Society chapters work tirelessly around the world to grow, strengthen, and protect the Internet. Each month, we provide a brief overview of just some of the things our network of chapters and ...