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.
internet governance
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.
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.