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In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, governments, businesses, and other organizations are increasingly considering sanctions that would irreversibly disrupt the Internet we know today. Countries are considering sanctions and other politicized actions that could inadvertently impact the…

Florida’s response to the former president getting de-platformed by Twitter and Facebook for his incitement to violence and spreading misinformation was to pass a law that would prevent social media companies from setting their own rules for speech carried…

Please join the SF Bay Area Internet Society Chapter for a tech policy webinar on 13 September 2021 at 3pm (PT) for a discussion on the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling which narrowed the reach of the federal anti-computer…

Please join the Internet Society – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter on 16 August 2021 for a tech policy webinar with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Technology and Civil Liberties Director Nicole A. Ozer. RSVP here.…

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Update: Video Recording   The US Supreme Court set an important legal precedent regarding copyright law and computer code in it’s April 2021 landmark legal ruling (Google, LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.) when it ruled that Google’s use of…

Update: Video Recording Please join the San Francisco Bay Area Internet Society chapter for a tech policy webinar on the topic of artificial intelligence on 3 May 2021 from 3-4pm PDT. The event will feature a presentation by Dr.…

A few months ago, the Internet Society Foundation reached out to all of the Internet Society chapters, seeking applications for the Beyond the Net Grant. We reached out to our members about this opportunity and our board went out…

The SF Bay Area Internet Society Chapter’s Board Member, Ken Krechmer, wrote about the new waves of change made possible by creation of standards in 1996. It is a fascinating read after all these years to see how technology…