In our main story, Konstantinos Komaitis writes that Italy is quietly laying the groundwork to regulate CDNs like telecom companies, a move that threatens the open internet and could open the door to network fees across Europe. But first... We’ve got a few exciting updates to share from The

This week, in our main story, Internet Exchange's Mallory Knodel examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping governance, arguing that while AI promises efficiency, it often deepens societal inequalities. She explores the risks of AI reinforcing the power of the privileged, while diminishing civil liberties for others, and calls

This week, in our main story: we examine how robots.txt, a decades-old web protocol, has become central to discussions about consent, copyright, and web scraping to power new generative AI tools. But first... We Must Back the Tools that Beat Censorship A few weeks ago, the Trump administration moved

In our main story today, Divyank Katira, Anunay Kulshrestha and Gurshabad Grover explore how researchers are developing smarter ways to detect and analyse spyware targeting civil society. But first... The Real World: Sofia — Where Cryptographers Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real Our very own Mallory Knodel is taking the

GSMA’s latest update to RCS adopts a clear, research-backed definition of end-to-end encryption, developed by Internet Exchange’s Mallory Knodel, Sofía Celi (Brave), Olaf Kolkman (Internet Society), and Gurshabad Grover. This update paves the way for secure, cross-platform messaging. But first... IETF 119 and the HRPC This Week in

In our main article today, Public Interest Technologist and Senior Product Manager for Permission Slip at Consumer Reports, Sukhi Gulati-Gilbert, breaks down why data rights are so hard to use, how companies make opting out a nightmare, and what privacy tools can do to help consumers take back control. But

In our main article today, Mallory and Cornell University PhD student Andrés Fábrega break down how AI bots are creeping into encrypted chats, and what that means for privacy. But first... ICANN82 The Oscars may be over, but the red carpets are rolling out for ICANN82 next week in Seattle.

In our main article today, Tech for Palestine explores how Big Tech enables Israel’s occupation—suppressing Palestinian voices, funding apartheid, and supplying military AI. The report details tech’s complicity and outlines steps to dismantle its support for genocide and occupation. But first.. Mallory at Mobile World Congress, MWC25