Internet Society Public Policy

Our Global Community is dedicated to building the Internet, connecting the unconnected, and defending the Internet—keeping it thriving. This #GivingTuesday consider donating to help build and defend the Internet. internetsociety.org/donate/giving-… 📸 © Nyani Quarmyne

[Toolkit Updates] 🧰 Dear policymakers, if we don’t consider how our actions could impact the #Internet, we risk breaking what makes it work for everyone. Learn how to produce your Internet Impact Brief with our Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit. #IWN internetsociety.org/issues/interne…

#WeAreTheInternetSociety. We're united by our vision, a common brand, and our dedication to bringing the Internet for those who don't have it and making it stronger for those that do. If you want to see what's possible when people connect - it's this:  internetsociety.org/impact-report/…

‘Don’t Poke Holes in Our Digital Security Shield.’ Our young #Internet leader, IGF Youth Ambassador, Lennart Schulze, calls on the @EU_Commission to protect #encryption and secure users’ information online. internetsociety.org/blog/2021/04/d… #ISOCYouth

🌐 Who is in charge of the Internet? ❌ Not a single country ❌ Not a single company ❌ Not a single person ✅ It is everyone.  #InternetForEveryone

A little reminder on this last day of 2020. No one could have predicted the events this year. Through it all, the Internet has been the one constant in many people’s lives. It has been our unwavering connection to the world around us. ❤️

Are you an Internet researcher? Maybe you want to learn more about #Internetshutdowns? Check out our Insights platform @isoc_insights. 👉 insights.internetsociety.org/shutdowns #Internetmeasurement

"Losing the Right to Encryption Means Losing Business" by @bitxbitxbitcoin is now available on the @internetsociety website. #encryption #privacy internetsociety.org/blog/2020/09/l…

The Internet Society's new global survey conducted by @YouGov reveals that over two-thirds of people (67%) are not confident that politicians have a good enough understanding of how the Internet works to regulate it. Find out more: internetsociety.org/news/press-rel….

The Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2020 is off to a great start today #2020ICS with an Information Session on Canadian Connectivity Policy Landscape with @madinuk @ltribe @mebuell @SBishayIRIS internetsociety.org/events/indigen…

How do you know if a policy, technology, or trend will impact the foundation that makes the Internet work for everyone? Ask yourself these 5 questions in this link : internetsociety.org/wp-content/upl… #GrowInternet #strongInternet @ISOC_Community @VictorNdonnang @internetsociety @MsKiden

This week on @digitalplanet; @ke_watson from @internetsociety on their new toolkit to test the stability of the internet, better EEG diagnostics from @CMUGroverLab and tech to detect animal vital signs with @HarryJTL @LONDONSARUK & @gudeResearch bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Today, we launch the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit to help policymakers, technologists, and Internet users analyse how decisions and trends could impact the cornerstones of the Internet 🌐 Learn more: internetsociety.org/impact-assessm… #IIAT #StrongInternet

Today @internetsociety released a new tool to help policymakers, technologists, and Internet users assess how their actions could impact the architecture of the Internet. Check out the Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit internetsociety.org/impact-assessm… #IIAT #NetGov

Rejoignez-nous pour la #VirtualPeeringSeries_Africa organisée par @internetsociety et @Af_IX réunissant la communauté #peering en Afrique pour discuter de l'impact des récents événements et des développements sur l'écosystème du peering. #80forAfrica afpif.org/fr/serie-de-pe…

"We are very disappointed. The United States, the country that funded the early development of the Internet, is now considering policies that would fracture it into pieces." Read our statement about the US Clean Network program internetsociety.org/news/statement… #IWN #DontBreakTheInternet

One community at a time. People connecting people. That's how #Tusheti came online. At #WSIS 2020 today @FredericDonck explains how it can happen everywhere itu.int/net4/wsis/foru… 16:00 CET (14:00 UTC). #InternetForEveryone #CommunityNetworks

Starts today! Find out what you can do to connect #Haiti twitter.com/ISOC_LAC/statu… #InternetForEveryone

#IXPs are a critical piece of technical infrastructure that help improve Internet access by keeping local Internet traffic localized and, because of that, faster and more affordable. #InternetForEveryone #80ForAfrica internetsociety.org/blog/2020/06/e…

Last day to register for our online event tomorrow at 13:00 UTC, where we will be launching the report, Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem: LessonS from Kenya and Nigeria's Internet Exchange Point Growth. #IPeerInAfrica #Peering #80ForAfrica internetsociety.org/events/ixprepo…