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Texas’ Mandatory Age Verification Law Will Weaken Privacy and Security on the Internet
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Strengthening the Internet 23 September 2024

Texas’ Mandatory Age Verification Law Will Weaken Privacy and Security on the Internet

Texas' mandatory age verification law will weaken Internet privacy and security and will not provide an effective solution to...

US Government Networks Get a Security Boost: White House Roadmap Tackles Routing Vulnerabilities
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Strengthening the Internet 6 September 2024

US Government Networks Get a Security Boost: White House Roadmap Tackles Routing Vulnerabilities

The White House's Roadmap to Enhancing Routing Security is an important step toward strengthening routing security in the United...

US Supreme Court Upholds Right of Websites to Moderate Content 
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Strengthening the Internet 1 July 2024

US Supreme Court Upholds Right of Websites to Moderate Content 

In a decision on the NetChoice cases, the US Supreme Court upheld the rights of social media platforms to...

Montana’s TikTok Ban: Breaking the Internet and Undermining Online Privacy 
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Strengthening the Internet 6 May 2024

Montana’s TikTok Ban: Breaking the Internet and Undermining Online Privacy 

Asking TikTok, Google, and Apple to more intrusively track nearly every American with a cell phone, based on the...

What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms
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Strengthening the Internet 18 March 2024

What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms

Canada's Online Harms Act should be an example of how to protect the fundamentals of the Internet while improving...

Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption
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Strengthening the Internet 12 March 2024

Nevada Wants to Reduce Online Protections for Children: All Internet Users Should Benefit from Strong Encryption

Protect children online by supporting end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. Join us in the fight against weakening online protection...

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The Internet Society’s North America region currently counts 8,476 individual members, out of whom 4,022 (47%) are also members of one of our 10 Chapters in the region. 

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