{"id":146638,"date":"2021-07-14T16:05:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T16:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?page_id=146638"},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:19:45","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-color uagb-columns__stack-tablet uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-221e1a27 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-b394a579\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-nolf\" id=\"pt-cv-view-441030b6ya\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"1\"><div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"225047\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/everyone-at-the-table-shaping-the-internet-through-collaboration\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Everyone at the Table: Shaping the Internet Through Collaboration\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"A graphic of different interlocked hands\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IGFMultistakeholder-1024x451.png\" data-cvpset=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IGFMultistakeholder-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IGFMultistakeholder-450x198.png 450w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IGFMultistakeholder-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IGFMultistakeholder-250x110.png 250w, https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IGFMultistakeholder.png 1250w\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/schonfeld\/\" rel=\"author\">Sebasti\u00e1n Schonfeld<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-06-10T18:25:42+00:00\">10 June 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/everyone-at-the-table-shaping-the-internet-through-collaboration\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Everyone at the Table: Shaping the Internet Through Collaboration\">Everyone at the Table: Shaping the Internet Through Collaboration<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Over the past 20 years, we&#8217;ve participated in valuable conversations and information-sharing sessions at global and regional Internet Governance Forums, and we&#8217;ve seen these discussions create real change.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"pt-cv-inline-style-9e7e394o0g\">#pt-cv-view-441030b6ya  .pt-cv-ifield   { background-color: #eeca4a !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-441030b6ya .pt-cv-title a, #pt-cv-view-441030b6ya  .panel-title { font-size: 24px !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; color: #24366e !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-441030b6ya  .pt-cv-title a:hover, #pt-cv-view-441030b6ya  .panel-title:hover   { font-size: 24px !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; color: #ffffff !important; background-color: 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data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"4\"><div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"232969\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/our-voices-are-making-a-difference-in-the-fight-for-strong-encryption\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Our Voices Are Making a Difference in the Fight for Strong Encryption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"A gold lock on a white computer keyboard\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lock-on-keyboard.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/polk\/\" rel=\"author\">Ryan Polk<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-10-14T17:40:32+00:00\">14 October 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/our-voices-are-making-a-difference-in-the-fight-for-strong-encryption\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Our Voices Are Making a Difference in the Fight for Strong Encryption\">Our Voices Are Making a Difference in the Fight for Strong Encryption<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">In the global movement to protect encryption, our voices matter. When we raise our voices together, we inspire and enable others, including those in power, to make the choice to ...<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"232745\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/specialized-services-cannot-be-the-excuse-to-break-the-internet\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Specialized Services Cannot Be the Excuse to Break the Internet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"Many colorful wires overlapping\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pile-of-wires.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/frautschy\/\" rel=\"author\">David Frautschy<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-10-08T20:25:59+00:00\">8 October 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/specialized-services-cannot-be-the-excuse-to-break-the-internet\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Specialized Services Cannot Be the Excuse to Break the Internet\">Specialized Services Cannot Be the Excuse to Break the Internet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Altering net neutrality to introduce exceptions for \u201cspecialized services\u201d risks fracturing the Internet\u2019s features and allowing telecom gatekeepers to pick winners and losers.\u00a0 ...<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"232612\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/community-snapshot-september\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Community Snapshot\u2014September\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"A large group of people at an Internet Society Guinee event\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Guinee-Chapter.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/gray\/\" rel=\"author\">Susannah Gray<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-10-07T14:11:58+00:00\">7 October 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/community-snapshot-september\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Community Snapshot\u2014September\">Community Snapshot\u2014September<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Our global chapters work to keep the Internet a force for good. This brief overview covers just some of the things they achieved in September ...<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"230744\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/the-data-dump-dilemma-why-public-digital-platforms-risk-failing-the-people-they-serve\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"The Data Dump Dilemma: Why Public Digital Platforms Risk Failing the People They Serve\u00a0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"People walk and ride down a street in India\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Street-in-India.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/saadia-azim\/\" rel=\"author\">Saadia Azim<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-09-09T20:39:27+00:00\">9 September 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/the-data-dump-dilemma-why-public-digital-platforms-risk-failing-the-people-they-serve\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"The Data Dump Dilemma: Why Public Digital Platforms Risk Failing the People They Serve\u00a0\">The Data Dump Dilemma: Why Public Digital Platforms Risk Failing the People They Serve\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">A data dump occurs when platforms demand exhaustive personal details upfront, creating friction for users while offering little additional value to governance.\u00a0\u00a0 ...<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"230196\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/your-internet-access-is-at-risk-were-speaking-up\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Your Internet Access Is at Risk. We\u2019re Speaking Up\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"A tower of building blocks with critical pieces missing from bottom row.\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/building-block-tower.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/perrino\/\" rel=\"author\">John Perrino<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-09-05T19:14:45+00:00\">5 September 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/your-internet-access-is-at-risk-were-speaking-up\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Your Internet Access Is at Risk. We\u2019re Speaking Up\">Your Internet Access Is at Risk. We\u2019re Speaking Up<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The US Supreme Court will soon consider a case that could fundamentally change how you access the Internet and affect everyone who uses it. Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ISOC-Amicus-Brief-Cox-v.-Sony.pdf\">the Internet Society filed an ...<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"230163\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/community-snapshot-august\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Community Snapshot\u2014August\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"a group of people posing for a photo in front of a building\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India-chapter-1-e1757669379170.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/gray\/\" rel=\"author\">Susannah Gray<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-09-02T16:31:29+00:00\">2 September 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/community-snapshot-august\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"Community Snapshot\u2014August\">Community Snapshot\u2014August<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Our global chapters and special interest groups work to keep the Internet a force for good. This brief overview covers just some of the things they achieved in August ...<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"229176\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/how-to-achieve-universal-connectivity\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"How to Achieve Universal Connectivity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"An Internet infrastructure tower at the Parara Puru community in Panama.\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Parara-Puru-Connectivity.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/aguiar\/\" rel=\"author\">Jo\u00e3o Paulo de Vasconcelos Aguiar<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-08-18T18:08:03+00:00\">18 August 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/how-to-achieve-universal-connectivity\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"How to Achieve Universal Connectivity\">How to Achieve Universal Connectivity<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Achieving universal connectivity will require action from many actors\u2014governments, regulators, communities, civil society, and the private sector. Community-centered connectivity offers a way forward ...<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"228891\"><div class='pt-cv-pinmas'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/what-is-internet-resilience\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-lazy-container cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"What Is Internet Resilience?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/lazy_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  cvplazy\" alt=\"A network tower and equipment in front of a cloudy sky\" data-cvpsrc=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tower-in-clouds.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"author\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/author\/rmitchell\/\" rel=\"author\">Robert Mitchell<\/a><\/span><span> | <\/span><span class=\"entry-date\"> <time datetime=\"2025-08-11T15:43:59+00:00\">11 August 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/what-is-internet-resilience\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"250\" aria-label=\"What Is Internet Resilience?\">What Is Internet Resilience?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">A resilient Internet connection is one that can maintain an acceptable level of service in the face of faults and challenges to normal operation. 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