Egypt’s Submarine Cable Stranglehold

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https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/egypts-submarine-cable-stranglehold/

Tech firms, telcos in India urge central govt to control internet shutdowns

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Internet shutdowns cost the country more than $580 million in 2021, with 59 million people impacted. https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tech-telco-firms-seek-federal-oversight-to-control-internet-shutdowns-122090700496_1.html

TLS 1.3: A Story Of Experimentation And Centralization

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https://blog.apnic.net/2022/08/17/tls-1-3-a-story-of-experimentation-and-centralization/

How To Shut Down The Internet And How To Fight Back

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/29/how-to-shut-down-the-internet-and-how-to-fight-back

Older versions of TLS deprecated by Amazon

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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/tls-1-2-required-for-aws-endpoints/

Internet Outages: What’s in a measurement?

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Mozilla Foundation hosted a Twitter Spaces audio chat related to Mozilla’s new open dataset on Internet outages with Berhan Taye, Doug Madory, Maria Xynou, Alberto Dainotti and Alessio Placitelli. The recording is online now if you wish to listen or share further. It was a wide-ranging conversation about technical outage measurements, why they matter and […]

6 April: Upholding a sustainable, resilient internet: what coalitions and solutions are needed?

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https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/research-event/upholding-sustainable-resilient-internet-what-coalitions-and-solutions

Défendre un internet durable et résilient : quelles coalitions et quelles solutions sont nécessaires ?

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2-6 May, 2022: LACNIC 37

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LACNIC 37, Cali, Columbia and online. 2-6 May

19-25 March, 2022: IETF 113

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IETF 113, Vienna, Austria and online. 19-25 March, 2022.

Internet in Fiji impacted by DNSSEC errors

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https://blog.cloudflare.com/dnssec-issues-fiji/

Mozilla Opens Access to Dataset on Network Outages

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Kazakhstan’s Internet Shutdown Leaves Millions in the Dark During Unrest – The National Post, 10 Jan 2022

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Kazakhstan’s Internet Shutdown Leaves Millions in the Dark During Unrest – The National Post, 10 Jan 2022

M-Lab Research Fellows Announced

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M-Lab is pleased to share our selection of Research Fellows for Spring 2022, generously supported by Internet Society. The fellows were selected for the merit, rigor, and feasibility of their proposed project as well as their research’s relevance to improvement for end-user Internet performance. Read more …

End of Year Review 2021

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End of Year Review 2021

IGF 2021: Measuring Internet Resilience and Shutdowns

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The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2021 took place from 6-10 December, 2021. The Pulse team gave a lighting talk on Internet Resilience and Internet Shutdowns. This short session offered a brief overview of the Internet Society Pulse platform and the data presented on it. There was discussion on how the Internet Society Internet Resilience (IRI) […]

IGF 2021: Measuring Internet Resilience and Shutdowns

The Human Cost of Internet Shutdowns – Trust Conference 2021

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The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Trust Conference 2021 took place on 17-18 November, 2021. The Pulse team took part in a panel session on The Human Cost of Internet Shutdowns hosted by Jigsaw (Google). Scott Carpenter, Director of Policy and International Engagement at Jigsaw was joined by Internet Society Pulse Shutdowns expert, Hanna Kreitem, Justin Henck, […]

The Human Cost of Internet Shutdowns – Trust Conference 2021

When the Internet Goes Dark – New Statesman, 22 Nov, 2021

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When the internet goes dark: How states are weaponising digital shutdowns to stifle dissent

Internet Governance Forum 2021

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The Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted by the Government of Poland under the overarching theme: ‎‎‘’Internet United’’. The programme is built around the six issue areas: (1) Economic and Social Inclusion and Human Rights, (2) Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, (3) Emerging Regulation: Market Structure, Content, Data and Consumer Rights […]

Open Call for M-Lab Research Fellows – due November 30

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Measurement Lab is seeking three Research Fellows to expand Internet performance research beyond the measurement and optimization for bandwidth. Fellows will utilize M-Lab’s longitudinal, open dataset and/or platform to identify under-recognized Internet performance metrics that can be used to improve end user performance. See https://www.measurementlab.net/blog/research-fellowship-call/

17-18 Nov, 2021: Thomson Reuters Foundation Trust Conference 2021

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Trust Conference is the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s flagship annual event and a leading human rights forum. The Pulse team will be taking part in a panel session, The Human Cost of Internet Shutdowns, alongside Jigsaw (Google). More details available here.

11 Nov, 2021: Internet Society India Hyderabad Chapter Workshop on Internet Measurement

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The Internet Society India Hyderabad Chapter Workshop on Internet Measurement will take place on 11 November, 2021, at 04:30 UTC. The workshop will provide an overview of the Internet ecosystem in India and in the region using an Internet measurement lens and will focus on global routing and privacy considerations. Register here.

Facebook Has Good MANRS. Mistakes Still Happen – MANRS

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Facebook Has Good MANRS. Mistakes Still Happen – MANRS, 6 October 2021

Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet – Cloudflare

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Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet – Cloudflare, 4 October, 2021

Facebook Outage Analysis – ThousandEyes

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Facebook Outage Analysis – ThousandEyes, 4 October 2022

The Open Internet on the Brink: Economic and Social Costs of Restrictions – The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

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The Open Internet on the Brink: Economic and Social Costs of Restrictions – The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, September 2021.

AFRINIC – Internet Society MIRA Webinar

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The Measuring Internet Resilience in Africa (MIRA) project team held its first quarterly update meeting on 16 September, 2021. MIRA is a joint initiative between African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) and the Internet Society. The project uses Internet measurements gathered by measurement devices called MIRA pods, which are located within African countries, to:    Determine levels of […]

AFRINIC – Internet Society MIRA Webinar

The Battle for control of Afghanistan’s Internet – Wired

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The Battle for control of Afghanistan’s Internet – Wired, 7 September, 2021

The Draconian Rise of Internet Shutdowns – Wired

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The Draconian Rise of Internet Shutdowns – Wired, 2 September, 2021

What’s Next for the Internet in Afghanistan – Kentik

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Kentik’s Doug Madory asks What’s Next for the Internet in Afghanistan?, 31 August, 2021

The Current 004: Internet Shutdowns – Jigsaw

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The Current 004: Internet Shutdowns, Jigsaw, August 2021

16 Sept 2020: AFRINIC – MIRA Community Webinar

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The Measuring the Internet in Africa (MIRA) project team is pleased to invite you to its first quarterly update meeting, which takes place on 16 September, 2021 at 13:00 UTC. MIRA is a joint initiative between African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) and the Internet Society. The project uses Internet measurements gathered by measurement devices called […]

16 Sept 2020: AFRINIC – MIRA Community Webinar

The Irrationality of Deploying IPv6 – CircleID

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Marco Hogewoning, Manager of Public Policy and Internet Governance at the RIPE NCC, has written about the Irrationality of Deploying IPv6 – August 3rd, 2021

Working With Those Who Protect Human Rights Around the World – Cloudflare

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Working With Those Who Protect Human Rights Around the World – 29 July, 2021

Africa DNS Forum 27 – 28 July

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Our Internet Measurement and Data Expert, Amreesh Phokeer will be speaking as part of this year’s Africa DNS Forum. The full event program is now online and registration is open.

MIRA Launch Webinar

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On 21 July, 2021, we held a webinar to launch the Measuring Internet Resilience in Africa (MIRA) project. The joint Internet Society – AFRINIC initiative seeks to determine levels of Internet resilience in African countries. The initiative has already began conducting various measurements as outlined in the MIRA project overview and MIRA measurement infrastructure has been deployed […]

MIRA Launch Webinar

Increasing https Adoption – Chromium

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Increasing https Adoption – Chromium 14 July, 2021

When Governments Turn the Internet Off – Reboot

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When Governments Turn the Internet Off – Reboot, 8 July 2021

The Deeper Root Cause of the Fastly and Akamai Outages – CircleID

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The Deeper Root Cause of the Fastly and Akamai Outages – CircleID, 28 June, 2021

Pulse Webinar: MIRA, 21 July 2021 – Register Now!

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Join us for a webinar on 21 July 2021, at 13:00 UTC, for a webinar on Measuring the Internet in Africa (MIRA). The joint Internet Society – AFRINIC initiative on Measuring Internet Resilience in Africa (MIRA) seeks to determine levels of Internet resilience in African countries. The initiative has already began conducting various measurements as […]

Pulse Webinar: MIRA, 21 July 2021 – Register Now!

Why the Internet Is Vulnerable to Outages – LifeWire

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Why the Internet Is Vulnerable to Outages – LifeWire, 22 June, 2021

Ethiopian Resources for Open Access and Digital Safety

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Responding directly to a request for easy to share information about circumvention tools during a shutdown, Localization Lab has created short animations in 4 local languages and a video overviewing how to download and use a VPN when one is no longer able to use messaging applications or access content online. Localization Lab has also […]

Ethiopian Resources for Open Access and Digital Safety

Free My Internet: A Graphic Journey From Infrastructure to Shutdowns

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https://freemyinternet.info

Accelerate networking with HTTP/3 and QUIC

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https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10094/

India signs G7 statement condemning “politically motivated Internet shutdowns”

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BEREC IPv6 deployment workshop, 19 May

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https://berec.europa.eu/eng/events/berec_events_2021/280-berec-public-technical-workshop-on-ipv6-deployment-across-europe

IETF 111, 26-30 July

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IETF 111, 26-30 July: https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/111/

RightsCon 2021, 7-11 June

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RightsCon 2021, 7-11 June: https://www.rightscon.org/

Africa Internet Summit (AIS), 31 May – 4 June

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Africa Internet Summit (AIS), 31 May – 4 June: https://www.internetsummit.africa

RIPE 82, 17-21 May

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RIPE 82, 17-21 May: https://ripe82.ripe.net/

LACNIC 35, 10-14 May

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LACNIC 35, 10-14 May: https://www.lacnic.net/lacnic35

NIXI unveils three new initiatives to create awareness about IPv6

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Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/nixi-unveils-three-new-initiatives-to-create-awareness-about-ipv6/articleshow/82102938.cms

Twitter and Internet Society hold lectures for journalism students

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https://www.telecompaper.com/news/twitter-and-internet-society-hold-lectures-for-journalism-students-at-american-university-in-dubai–1376634

Why faster connectivity means faster economic growth for Kenya

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Mind the Gap: Understanding tech bans and outages in the Middle East

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Read more at: https://www.zdnet.com/article/mind-the-gap-understanding-tech-bans-and-outages-in-the-middle-east/

Digital Safety: Internet shutdowns

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