Censorship Should Be Obsolete by Now. Why Isn’t It?
Internet censorship is accelerating worldwide, driven by governance choices, corporate power, and governments invoking digital sovereignty to justify tighter control.
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6G Hype, Hard Questions: Why The Next “G” Demands Caution, Not Acceleration
The real risk of 6G is not that it will arrive too late, but that it will arrive too fast—before we have agreed on what problem it is meant to solve, and for whom.
Our 5 Most-Read Articles of 2025
From digital sovereignty to encryption and online safety. A look back at the pieces readers engaged with most this year.
Standards for a Responsible AI Future: Reflections on the Seoul Statement
The statement comes at a time when principles of justice, dignity, and human rights are increasingly politicized, questioned, or treated as negotiable.
Encryption and Feminism: We’re Bringing The Conversation Online
A follow-up to our Mozilla Festival session on Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance.
'Composable Moderation' May Protect Bluesky from Political Pressure
Composable moderation decentralizes rule-setting, reducing pressure on any single platform and limiting attempts to “work the refs.”
Technical Standards in Service to Humanity
Inside the making of a new UN report on technology and human rights.
International AI Safety Report: A Conversation with Shalaleh Rismani of Mila - Quebec AI Institute Institute
Inside the thinking behind the International AI Safety Report’s newest update on AI capabilities and risks.
Protecting Kids Without Breaking the Internet
Mallory Knodel discusses an output from the IAB and W3C workshop, now open for feedback, outlining a neutral framework for age verification that maps where checks could occur while weighing privacy, security, and human rights impacts.
Rise Against Big Tech: A Movement For Collective Digital Freedom
Breaking Big Tech’s grip means more than new tools, it’s a cultural shift toward collective infrastructure, shared values, and digital autonomy says Dirk Slater.
Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance
Internet Exchange is bringing the conversation about encryption, feminism, and reimagining child safety without surveillance to MozFest.
A Shield in Uncertain Times: The Role of Encryption
Encryption keeps us safe in uncertain times.
What We Learned About Publishing on the Open Social Web
Over two years, we’ve grown alongside the open social web, experimenting with Ghost, ActivityPub, and Bluesky to publish in ways that align with our values.
Bluesky Adopts More Flexible Model for Content Moderation
By adopting a composable moderation system, Bluesky makes space for plural moderation without forcing smaller players to run their own servers.