{"id":224549,"date":"2025-06-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?post_type=news&p=224549"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:32:06","slug":"what-held-the-internet-together-for-20-years-and-why-its-now-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/what-held-the-internet-together-for-20-years-and-why-its-now-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"What Held the Internet Together for 20 Years and Why It\u2019s Now at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prague, 10 June 2025 \u2013<\/strong> As global discussions intensify around the future of Internet governance, two of the Internet\u2019s long-standing technical institutions\u2014the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC)\u2014are urging renewed focus on what has kept the Internet open and operational for more than two decades: collaborative coordination across borders and sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Released today in Prague, the joint report\u00a0Footprints of 20 Years of the Internet Governance Forum<\/a><\/em>\u00a0presents clear evidence of how cooperation among governments, engineers, civil society, and businesses has helped maintain a single, secure, and globally accessible Internet. The report draws from a wide range of technical, policy, and infrastructure outcomes that have emerged through the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and its broader network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Internet didn\u2019t just hold together on its own. Its resilience is the result of people and institutions working across borders and sectors. This report underscores that the Internet\u2019s success is not accidental; it\u2019s coordinated. If we value a single, secure, and interoperable Internet, then we must recommit to the model that made it possible.\u201d<\/div>