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.
internet governance
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.
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 Winners of Tariff Diplomacy: U.S. Tech Companies
By Burcu Kilic. Adapted from a version originally published in the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights’ "Trump’s First 100 Days in Office" report and published in our newsletter. For more insights and essays from IX contributors, make sure to subscribe.
Tech Companies Push to Reframe Reinstated
It was the best of intentions, it was the worst of implementations
This week in our main story, Heather Burns explores the unfolding drama of two distinct Technical Capability Notices (TCNs) from the UK government.
A Tale of Two TCNs
By Heather Burns
You are probably aware of the international backlash caused by the UK Home Office’s secret issuance of a