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Zombie IXPs are operating on autopilot, with little planning, investment, or new peers. But they don’t all look the same, and can emerge from different governance models and challenges. The post Zombie IXPs: The Four Types of Exchanges That Refuse to Die, but Fail to Live appeared first on Internet Society.

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at 16:30-18:00 CEST (14:30-16:00 UTC), eco – Association of the Internet Industry and ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will jointly host a webinar ‘ICANN86 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the Policy Forum‘. Speakers from different constituencies of the […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, at 13:00-14:30 EDT (17:00-18:30 UTC), the XR Association hosts a community discussion webinar ‘AI Glasses: Empowering Disability and Reshaping Privacy‘. As AI-powered glasses become more capable and widely adopted, they present both new opportunities and important questions. This discussion will explore how smart […]

UNIRSE | AÑADIR AL CALENDARIO | PERMALINK El viernes 12 de junio de 2026, a las 20:00 UTC, el Grupo de Mediciones de Internet Society para LAC organizará una reunión abierta en línea. ¿Qué tan preparada está Internet en nuestros países para afrontar los desafíos de seguridad, resiliencia e innovación de los próximos años? El […]

Deep in the Amazon, the Siekopaai people, one of the original Indigenous Peoples of this region, have lived in communion with the land for more than 3,000 years, across Ecuador and Peru, passing down ancestral wisdom through generations of storytellers, healers, and ceramic artists. Yet for decades, this connection has been tested by forces beyond […]

by Siosaia V. May 2026 was a significant month for cyber and digital affairs across the Pacific Islands, characterized by…

Current measurements show US, Germany, and France host the bulk of content globally, while South Africa is serving an important regional hub for Southern African countries.

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, at 12:00-17:45 EEST (09:00-14:45 UTC), the TREX Regional Exchanges will host ‘nog.fi meeting 2026.06‘ in Tampere. PROGRAMME  (All times EEST = UTC+3) Opening 12:00 – Opening Statements Robert Kisteleki – RIPE NCC Session 1 12:10 – Managing Cryptographic Transitions: Crypto-Agility as an Enabler […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, at 12:00-12:30 UTC, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will host a technical webinar ‘EMEA: AI Models and the Internet’s Unique Identifiers‘. This talk will look at how two popular AI models use Internet identifiers, and how responses to queries […]

IPv6 adoption in Indonesia has increase from 15% to 26% in the last 12 months.

As more Internet service providers become virtual peering partners, they begin neglecting Internet exchange points. The post The Shift in Peering Threatening the Internet’s Foundations appeared first on Internet Society.

Women and men aged 60+ representing various professions—including mathematicians, doctors, teachers, office administrators, pastry chefs, midwives, and others—joined the “Digital Skills Development for Vulnerable Groups” training course on June 1. The program, initiated by the Internet Society Armenia Chapter with financial support from the Internet Society Foundation, aims to help older adults navigate the Internet […]

LIVESTREAM | MEETUP | REAL TIME TEXT | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Tuesday July 7, 2026, at 7:30pm-8:30pm EDT (11:30-00:30 UTC), the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘The worldviews we build with: Why good design starts in the spirit‘. For good or bad, every product shipped carries a worldview. Drawing on […]

TID: Tisdagen den 16:e juni 2026 klockan 19:00 – 20:00 ANMÄLAN: Anmälan PLATS: Online via Google Meet. Länk skickas ut dagen innan via E-post som används för registrering. Obs, kontrollera skräpkorgen. 19.00–20.30 Årsmöte – Enbart för medlemmar Detta är ett extrainsatt årsmöte som enligt stadgarna enbart ska behandla specifika punkter, i det här fallet val, […]

Pulse Research shows that the further you move from the initial domain into the dependency chain, the less likely you are to find IPv6 support.

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at 09:00-10:00 PDT (16:00-17:00 UTC), the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) presents an IPNSIG Academy Keynote ‘Multiple Base Lunar Concept of Infrastructure and Operations‘. On the Moon, humans in the loop in a lunar context presents a unique opportunity and challenge. Utilizing […]

On 9-11 June 2026 the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) will convene the 19th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP19) at United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme: ‘CRPD at 20: Celebrating and consolidating achievements and shaping the next phase of […]

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Alan Barrett, a long-time friend, colleague, mentor, and one of the builders of the Internet in Africa. The post Remembering Alan Barrett: A Builder of the African Internet appeared first on Internet Society.

Inleiding – door Internet Society Nederland Dit opiniestuk is aangeleverd door onze actieve werkgroep Coalitie Eerlijk Digitaal Onderwijs (CEDO), die zich binnen ISOC NL inzet voor een eerlijk, open en veilig digitaal onderwijs. ISOC NL deelt deze bijdrage graag als onderdeel van het publieke debat. De roep om een leeftijdsgrens voor sociale media wordt steeds […]

ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On 9-11 June 2026 the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) will convene the 19th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP19) at United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme: ‘CRPD at 20: Celebrating and consolidating achievements and […]

May 12, 2026 — Belval Campus, University of Luxembourg On May 12, I went to Europe at the Crossroads of AI, Power & the Future of Democracy1, an ICTLuxembourg event at the University of Luxembourg’s Belval Campus. Bruce Schneier gave the keynote. He’s a lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School and a Berkman Klein Fellow, and […]

ISOC Gambia held our first Youth IGF event this year in partnership with local civil society organizations and the Gambia IGF secretariat. This gathering was mainly about building awareness, sparking conversations, and strengthening youth participation in shaping our digital future. ISOC Gambia executives used the opportunity to present the chapter’s activity plan and also Internet […]

LIVESTREAM | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Monday-Friday, 1-5 June 2026, at 15:00 UTC, CCAT-LAT, with the Guatemalan Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV), SIT, and UNESCO, will host the South School on Internet Governance (SSIG 2026) in Guatemala. The SSIG is a free, multilingual fellowship program that trains new leaders from Latin […]

REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK On Thursday, 4 June 2026, at 14:00-15:30 CEST (12:00-13:30 UTC), the ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD will hold the Final Briefing of the 2026 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Open Consultation Process. This final milestone will supply the latest updates, reveal key highlights, and provide tips […]

Todo comenzó con un correo electrónico de un desconocido. Un año después, dos centros digitales de propiedad comunitaria plenamente operativos prestan servicio a más de 4500 personas. The post De un correo electrónico a un estudio de caso: lo que aprendimos sobre cómo conectar a las comunidades de refugiados en tan solo un año appeared […]

In Uganda’s Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, we worked with local partners to train refugees and members of the surrounding community to not just use the Internet, but to build and manage their own network.  The post From Email to Case Study: What We Learned About Connecting Refugee Communities in Just One Year  appeared first on Internet […]

Tout a commencé par un e-mail envoyé par un inconnu. Un an plus tard, deux pôles numériques pleinement opérationnels et détenus par la communauté desservent désormais plus de 4 500 personnes. The post De l’e-mail à l’étude de cas : ce que nous avons appris sur la connectivité des communautés de réfugiés en seulement un […]

The Internet Society Singapore Chapter, and Internet Society Netherland Chapter, co-hosted a hybrid roundtable on 28 May 2026 discussing Sovereign Tech – What is it and why does it matter? Attended by more than 15 participants online and offline, the discussion  focused on sovereign technology, defined as maintaining control over technology from design to deployment. […]

On 14 May 2026, the Internet Society Singapore Chapter hosted an insightful virtual seminar featuring Tommaso Giardini, Associate Director of the Digital Policy Alert (DPA). Moderated by ISOC SG President Lim May-Ann, the session delved into the rapidly evolving landscape of global digital regulation and provided a live demonstration of advanced tools designed to help […]

Estimadas personas asociadas: La Asociación ISOC-ES (Internet Society, capítulo Español), de acuerdo con sus estatutos, por petición apoyada por más del 5% de los miembros del Capítulo, puesta en conocimiento de la actual Junta Directiva, y por petición de su Presidente, convoca a todos sus socias y socios para la celebración de una Asamblea General Extraordinaria. La Asamblea […]