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The recent outage in West Africa caused by submarine cable damage could have been a lot worse. A strong community ensured it wasn’t. The post The Importance of Strong Technical Communities and Partnerships in Africa appeared first on Internet Society.

As we celebrate Earth Day 2024, the world seems to be on fire. Quite literally with some regions battling extreme wildfires, while other regions are drowning under massive flooding. Sea levels are rising, temperatures are climbing, and ice is melting. Amid all of this, it’s worth pausing and thinking about the Internet’s relationship with climate The post The Internet and Climate Change appeared first on Internet Society.

The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2024 elections and the IETF selections for the Board of Trustees. Voting concluded on 5 April. The results were announced, and the challenge period was opened on 8 April. The deadline to file challenges was 15 April at 15:00 UTC. No The post Final Results of the 2024 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections and IETF Selections appeared first on Internet Society.

The US Federal Communications Commission recently released a draft Declaratory Ruling and Order in the Open Internet Proceeding. However, there is concerning language (paragraph 46) in this ruling that strongly implies the FCC’s intention to regulate border gateway protocol (BGP) routing security. While the FCC’s motives may be well-intentioned, regulating BGP routing security could have The post The US FCC Signals a Dangerous New Course on BGP Security appeared first on Internet Society.

We often overlook the factors that enable the Internet to accommodate a wide range of applications, from real-time surgeries to viral memes, and individual expression. Some of those factors are technical and some are policy. A critical policy issue that has shaped the evolution of the Internet is the question: should websites and other online The post Protection for Intermediaries Is Vital for the Internet in Mexico appeared first on Internet Society.

“Free streaming subscription with mobile plan!”“Data-free music streaming!””Use these top 3 social apps without using up your data!” These are just a few examples of the types of promotions you’ll see coming from telecommunications providers around the world to entice people into selecting their service. Users are keen to find the deal that best fits The post When “Free” Comes With Strings Attached appeared first on Internet Society.

Nojus Saad is an Internet changemaker. His work with Internet Society and his foundation is impacting the Internet of today and tomorrow. The post The Future is Now: A Young Changemaker’s Journey appeared first on Internet Society.

Canada’s Online Harms Act should be an example of how to protect the fundamentals of the Internet while improving online safety. The post What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms appeared first on Internet Society.

Protect children online by supporting end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. Join us in the fight against weakening online protection for kids in Nevada. The post Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption appeared first on Internet Society.

In a field that often lacks gender balance, it’s vital to highlight women’s fundamental role in the Internet’s past, present, and future.  The post The Women Behind the Internet appeared first on Internet Society.

Want to build a community network but don’t know where to start? Look no further than the Community Network DIY Toolkit. The post Everything You Need to Know to Build a Community Network appeared first on Internet Society.

Women in Mali are bridging the unemployment gap by learning practical skills in Internet Society hands-on training courses. The post Bridging the Unemployment Gap for Young Female Graduates appeared first on Internet Society.

In just under 10 years, IXPs helped the DRC improve its Internet accessibility and started the country on its digital journey. The post The Decade That Changed The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Internet appeared first on Internet Society.

Do you know how you’re keeping your kids safe online? Using encryption, there are simple changes you can make as a family to stay safe. The post Keeping Kids Safe Online: Navigating the New Parents’ Guide to Encryption appeared first on Internet Society.

The NDSS Symposium returns to San Diego, USA, from 26 February to 1 March 2024. Discover the topics and sessions and register today. The post Lessons from Past Sins and Corruption Can Bolster Future Network Security: NDSS Symposium 2024  appeared first on Internet Society.

In Manipur, India, residents had to live their lives without the Internet for over seven months when they experienced an Internet shutdown. The post What Happens When the Internet Shuts Down? appeared first on Internet Society.

The Internet Society and ICANN partnered to help empower IXPs in Africa to improve Internet access by making it faster and more affordable. The post Advancing Digital Africa: Empowering Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Benin, Malawi, and Rwanda appeared first on Internet Society.

If any two people across the world from each other access the Internet at the same time, will they experience the same thing? To answer this question, some people may point out that people in China experience something much different than the rest of the world because of content filtering and the Great Firewall. Others The post Do We All Experience the Same Internet? appeared first on Internet Society.

Should the governments of Texas and Florida decide whether and how online discussion sites can moderate their posts? Let’s say you have an online community about the town you live in, and someone starts posting off-topic messages about some other town or city, should you be able to remove those messages? Or if you have The post Can You Kick the Trolls Out Of Your Online Forum? U.S. Supreme Court to Decide appeared first on Internet Society.

If you needed to send a letter to your neighbor, you wouldn’t choose to send it via airmail across the continent and back first. Yet, this is how Internet traffic is routed in some parts of the world. For example, it’s not unusual for Internet traffic in Africa to first travel to Europe before ending The post How Internet Exchange Points are Expanding and Improving Internet Access in Morocco  appeared first on Internet Society.