Concerns about so-called “Fair Share” proposals have been central to debates in anticipation of the EU’s Digital Networks Act (DNA). These proposals, requiring large content and application providers ...

Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are at a critical juncture. The region is rapidly becoming a global digital hub, particularly for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud ...

In 2026, our Community Calls will drive collective action, amplify our mission, and showcase our community’s impact as we work together to build and promote an open, globally connected, secure, and ...

The Internet we want is open, trustworthy, and safe. For everyone. But challenges remain: high costs, fragile infrastructure, shutdowns, and privacy threats. Our Action Plan is a roadmap for progress, ...

Sally Wentworth is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation, leading both organizations in building and protecting an Internet for everyone.

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A series of enacted and proposed revisions to South Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act (TBA) spell out new interconnection rules for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Value-Added Telecom ...

Responsible data handling means applying ethical principles of transparency, fairness and respect to how we treat the data that affects people’s lives. It can protect our privacy and autonomy and ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Americans lost their constitutional right to an abortion. Suddenly, law enforcement could use private conversations, period tracking app ...

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the latest wave of integration of technology into our lives and surroundings. This rapidly-spreading new generation of devices brings cameras, microphones, sensors, ...

This blog is a Q&A with answers from Mona Gaballa, Senior Advisor for Institutional Relations, and Israel Rosas, Director of Partnerships and Internet Development. A: It’s important to clarify what’s ...

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 ...