Four Responses on the Future of Internet Governance
Submitted as part of the WSIS+20 review process, which marks twenty years since the original World Summit on the Information Society.
Audrey Hingle
Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests
Big Tech companies have redefined terms like “openness” and “free expression” to support business models built on centralization and data monetization.
The UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom’s Age Checks Raise Concerns
New UK rules require “highly effective” age checks for adult content online, but the proposed methods risk undermining privacy, excluding vulnerable users, and expanding surveillance infrastructure.
If It Breaks Wikipedia, It’s Probably Bad Policy
One Simple Test to Try Before Regulating the Internet.
Google Walks Back Cookie Privacy Protections
Google’s reversal on third-party cookies underscores how, when privacy and profit collide, the needs of advertisers continue to shape the web’s most widely used browser.
The UK Struggles to Balance AI Innovation and Creative Protection
The UK, a global hub for both AI and the arts, struggles to balance tech innovation and protecting a creative sector increasingly threatened by AI trained on copyrighted works.
The Future of Interoperability is Private @ IGF 2025
This month, the Social Web Foundation is joining the UN’s 20th annual conference on the internet.
Rethinking Robots: Why Visual Representation of AI Matters
The images we use to depict AI, from robots, to blue brains and cascading code, are more than just clichés. They shape public understanding, feed myths and undermine meaningful engagement. Better Images of AI is working to change that.
Who Is Organizing the Tech Workforce?
A few weeks ago in the IX community, we were talking about the tech workforce, particularly in light of recent mass layoffs and protests over Big Tech’s role in supporting Israel’s occupation of Gaza. There was a time when employees at the world’s most powerful tech companies
QUIC: The Battle That Never Was
New research from postdoctoral researcher Clément Perarnaud and professor Francesca Musiani on the QUIC protocol reveals how tech giants like Google are reshaping internet infrastructure through standard-setting, raising fresh questions about power, governance, and digital sovereignty.