Susannah Gray – Internet Society https://www.internetsociety.org We are a global charitable organization empowering people to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:31:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-ISOC-Symbol-Ground-navy-690px-1-32x32.jpg Susannah Gray – Internet Society https://www.internetsociety.org 32 32 Community Snapshot—November https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/12/community-snapshot-november/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:03:14 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=239896 Two people stand in front of a sign that with the Accessibility Standing Group logo

Our global chapters work to keep the Internet a force for good. This brief overview covers just some of the things they achieved in November

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Community Snapshot—October https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/11/community-snapshot-october/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:17:34 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=234903 A group of women in white polos sit and watch a training

Our global chapters work to keep the Internet a force for good. This brief overview covers just some of the things they achieved in October

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Community Snapshot—September https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/10/community-snapshot-september/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:11:58 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=232612 A large group of people at an Internet Society Guinee event

Our global chapters work to keep the Internet a force for good. This brief overview covers just some of the things they achieved in September.

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Community Snapshot—August https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/09/community-snapshot-august/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:31:29 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=230163 a group of people posing for a photo in front of a building

Our global chapters and special interest groups work to keep the Internet a force for good. This brief overview covers just some of the things they achieved in August.

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Community Snapshot—July https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/08/community-snapshot-july/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:49:11 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=228763 A group photo from the Benin Chapter CafeNOG event.

Our global chapters and special interest groups work to keep the Internet a force for good. This brief overview covers just some of the things they achieved in July.

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Community Snapshot—June https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/community-snapshot-june/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:01:53 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=226716 A group photo from an Internet Society Romania Chapter event

Our global chapters and special interest groups work to keep the Internet a force for good. Each month, we provide a brief overview of just some of the things they have achieved.

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Community Snapshot—May https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/06/community-snapshot-may/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:30:19 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=224637 A man speaks into a microphone at a Benin Chapter Universal Acceptance event

Our global chapters and special interest groups work to keep the Internet a force for good. Each month, we provide a brief overview of just some of the things they have achieved. 

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Community Snapshot—April https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/05/community-snapshot-april/ Wed, 07 May 2025 19:52:26 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=223495 A group of people sit at a table at a training from our Niger chapter

Around the world, the Internet Society’s 130 chapters work locally, regionally, and globally to keep the Internet a force for good.

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Community Snapshot—March https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/04/community-snapshot-march/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:35:25 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=221932 A group of people stand in a line outside

Here's a look at everything the Internet Society chapters accomplished in the month of March 2025.

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Community Snapshot—February https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/03/community-snapshot-february/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:55:29 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=221174 Group photo of the Internet Society Lebanon Chapter

Here's a look at everything the Internet Society chapters accomplished in the month of February 2025.

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How the South Sudan Chapter Mobilized to Keep the Internet On https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/03/how-the-south-sudan-chapter-mobilized-to-keep-the-internet-on/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:04:51 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=221008 Group photo of South Sudan Chapter

On 22 January 2025, the National Communications Authority of the Republic of South Sudan instructed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the country to begin blocking TikTok and Facebook for a minimum of 30 days, with the potential to extend this up to 90 days. The justification was to prevent the further distribution of graphic content […]

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Community Snapshot—January https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/02/community-snapshot-january/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:27:08 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=219787 The Internet Society Morocco Chapter celebrates their 30th anniversary

The Internet Society community works tirelessly to defend the Internet locally, regionally, and globally. Here’s a brief snapshot of what’s been happening over the last month around the world. 

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Fostering Digital Literacy in Nicaragua https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/01/fostering-digital-literacy-in-nicaragua/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:52:54 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=218992 A high view of Leon, Nicaragua

In August 2024, the Internet Society Nicaragua Chapter bridged the digital divide in the small community of Reparto La Virgen Nueva.

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Another Successful NDSS Symposium https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2023/04/another-successful-ndss-symposium/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:45:04 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=189300 a group of people posing for a photo outdoors

Almost 500 leading academics, industry researchers, and security practitioners from around the world gathered in San Diego, California in February for the 30th edition of the Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) to discuss the latest research and developments in Internet security research. A further 130 participants attended remotely. The Internet Society has proudly hosted the NDSS Symposium […]

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Fostering the Next Generation at the NDSS Symposium https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2023/03/fostering-the-next-generation-at-the-ndss-symposium/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:18:19 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=188500 a man wearing mask and a woman looking at a poster

The NDSS Symposium fosters the next generation of Internet security leaders—like 16-Year-old California high school student Aditya Puri.

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NDSS Symposium 2022: Collaborative Security Research in Action https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/09/ndss-symposium-2022-collaborative-security-research-in-action/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:30:46 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=177650 Photo of three participants sitting at a table looking off to the right

Read what happened at the NDSS Symposium 2022, and get access all abstracts, papers, posters, and presentations presented during the event.

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Internet Society Pulse: New Tools for a Deeper Understanding of the Internet https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/02/internet-society-pulse-new-tools-for-a-deeper-understanding-of-the-internet/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:39:34 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=164800

Find out the many issues affecting the health, availability, and evolution of the Internet during 2021.

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Global Encryption Day – A Worldwide Success! https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2021/11/global-encryption-day-a-worldwide-success/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:48:13 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=155660 the text "Global Encryption Day" and "Make the Switch"

More than 70 events were held worldwide, and 168 organizations signed the Global Encryption Day Statement to reject efforts to undermine encryption.

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Global Encryption Day – Help us Champion Strong Encryption https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2021/10/global-encryption-day-help-us-champion-strong-encryption/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:51:06 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=152789 image of a text message on a billboard.

The first ever Global Encryption Day takes place on 21 October, 2021. An initiative from the Global Encryption Coalition (GEC), Global Encryption Day is an opportunity for businesses, civil society organizations, technologists, and millions of Internet users worldwide to show their communities why encryption matters to all of us. End-to-end encryption keeps people, their information, […]

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Make the Switch for Global Encryption Day  https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2021/09/make-the-switch-for-global-encryption-day/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:50:56 +0000 https://www.internetsociety.org/?p=150272 logo for the Make the Switch campaign

Global Encryption Day on 21 October 2021 will put strong encryption firmly in the spotlight around the world to help us champion a stronger Internet for all

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