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Safeguarding the Network of Networks<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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As people around the world face issues like racial or social disparities, war, natural disasters, or financial inequality, we see the increasing need for social connection, reliable information, and opportunities for self-determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internet, in part, makes this possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why, with our members and partners, we work to grow and protect this vital resource. We address important issues related to connecting underserved populations, safety and security, and fragmentation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do this so people don\u2019t lose out on life-changing and lifesaving resources. So they can tend to their families and their communities\u2014and participate fully in the pursuits that bring them meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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People are resilient. Our efforts help ensure the Internet is, too.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Securing the Internet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Internet is based on trust. No matter who or where you are, connecting to the Internet should be a consistent experience. It\u2019s what enabled the Internet to flourish, and how it became such an important resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keeping Information Confidential on the Internet Fosters Trust<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Encryption saves livelihoods\u2014and lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To participate in the world with confidence, we have to know our digital information is safe and secure. This is especially vital to vulnerable groups like children and LGBTQ+ communities, and those in professions who require confidentiality, like journalists and human rights defenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These moves to erode encryption and create backdoors in places like the EU and U.S.\u2014they spread. They spread, and similar regressive policies will be applied and copied even, including in the Middle East and North Africa region. So it\u2019s fundamental we protect the right to encryption when it comes to marginalized communities who are overpoliced and surveilled. When those most impacted are kept safe and secure, everyone broadly is kept safe and secure.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>