{"id":227652,"date":"2025-07-01T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=227652"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:41:39","slug":"media-highlights-q2-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/news\/quarterly\/2025\/media-highlights-q2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Highlights (Q2 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Internet Society continues to position itself as a global advocate for the Internet, with mentions in major media outlets such as Reuters, the Washington Post, WIRED, and Newsweek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidecybersecurity.com\/daily-news\/global-cyber-initiative-launches-fund-support-nonprofits-strengthening-digital\">Global cyber initiative launches fund to support nonprofits with strengthening digital infrastructure<\/a> (Inside Cybersecurity)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/iran-internet-shutdown-israel\/\">Iran\u2019s Internet Blackout Adds New Dangers for Civilians Amid Israeli Bombings<\/a> (Wired)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/war-against-online-anonymity-why-160000263.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rcy5jaXNpb24ub25lLw&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAqzpVKTdOEU23DrAew6T_PVP7M6cXZl8_3rZ2POfOiIDo820JxZdAD3A-hc3z-92HlhE1LjnwFB1K4wpjobWSzCOsPONbVkBS7XlH6Zh3FRrTjsWghBSniIahQFtpmw2p6wGqzMolvjbMSWteaTLatv1OcdnUmWwGWlFZvuxxPX&amp;guccounter=2\">&#8220;A war against online anonymity&#8221; \u2013 why Switzerland wants to change its surveillance law and what&#8217;s at stake<\/a> (Yahoo News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/06\/12\/disney-universal-suit-midjourney-ai-copyright\/\">What Hollywood wants from the AI industry<\/a> (The Washington Post)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/pro\/tech-policy\/newsletters\/2025\/06\/12\/tech-export-controls-cash\">1 big thing: BIS head defends budget hike request<\/a> (Axios Pro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/vpn\/vpn-privacy-security\/the-eu-challenges-google-and-cloudflare-with-its-very-own-dns-resolver-that-can-filter-dangerous-traffic\">The EU challenges Google and Cloudflare with its very own DNS resolver that can filter dangerous traffic<\/a> (Tech Radar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/04\/08\/take-it-down-act-deepfakes-ncii-flaws\/\">A deepfakes bill is flying through Congress. 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