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Overview: Cloudflare opposes foreign site blocking as trade barriers, sparking a vital debate on internet regulation, national sovereignty, and the balance between content control & freedom of information online. #InternetPolicy 1/6

November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Aidan O’Brien

@aidanobrien.bsky.social

Dear #EUpolicy & #internetpolicy sky. Does anyone have a link to, or can direct towards any policy papers regarding technical standards for labelling and watermarking Gen Ai videos and images for VLOPs?

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media.tenor.com

November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Brian Greenberg

@briangreenberg.net

The UK 🇬🇧 now requires proof you're over 18 to access porn and other content
TL;DR
🆔 ID, selfies, credit checks replace checkboxes
🌍 Similar age‑verification laws spreading globally
🔒 Privacy and speech at risk
www.wired.com/story/the-ag...
#InternetPolicy #Privacy #OnlineSafety

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

Starting today, UK adults will have to prove their age to access porn online. Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike.

www.wired.com

July 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM

EDMO Ireland

@edmoireland.bsky.social

EDMO Ireland were delighted to contribute to the Council of Europe's workshop on Countering Disinformation last week in Paris. Dr Culloty provided insight into a draft strategic document on counter disinformation and promoting information integrity.

#EUPolicy
#InternetPolicy
#CounterDisinformation

EDMO Ireland Contributes to Council of Europe Workshop on Countering Disinformation

On 04 July, Dr Eileen Culloty was invited to participate in an expert workshop at the Council of Europe. The workshop provided specialist insight into a draft strategic document on countering disinfor...

edmohub.ie

July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Pure Tech

@puretech.news

A Takedown Of The Take It Down Act #Technology #Other #TakeItDownAct #Legislation #InternetPolicy

A Takedown Of The Take It Down Act

This is a cross post from Prof. Eric Goldman’s blog, mostly written by Prof. Jess Miers, with additional commentary at the end from Eric. Two things can be true: Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII)...

puretech.news

June 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Pure Tech

@puretech.news

Sorry, Affordable, Evenly Deployed Fiber Optic Broadband Is Illegal Now Under Our Shitty, Ignorant Government #Technology #Internet #BroadbandAccess #DigitalDivide #InternetPolicy

Sorry, Affordable, Evenly Deployed Fiber Optic Broadband Is Illegal Now Under Our Shitty, Ignorant Government

The Trump administration has illegally declared the Digital Equity Act of 2021 “racist and unconstitutional,” and called for it to be dismantled. The grant program had been helping push affordable...

puretech.news

May 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Pure Science

@purescience.news

What the Federal Court Decision on Net Neutrality Means for the Internet #Science #TechnologyandEngineering #InternetPolicy #NetNeutrality #FederalCourt #InternetFreedom

What the Federal Court Decision on Net Neutrality Means for the Internet

A U.S. federal court struck down the FCC’s enforcement of net neutrality. What does that mean for Internet users?

purescience.news

January 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM

memes4doom

@memes4doom.bsky.social

90 more days I guess #PoliticalMeme #PoliticsHumor #memes4doom #TikTokBan #TikTok #SocialMedia #InternetPolicy #DigitalFreedom #SocialMediaCensorship #Trending #ViralPolitics #TechNews #CreatorsRights #DigitalEra #FreedomOfSpeech #CensorshipDebate #ContentCreators #OnlineCommunity #TechRegulation

January 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

smahnaqvi.bsky.social

@smahnaqvi.bsky.social

With Starlink potentially entering Pakistan, it raises questions about internet regulation. How will the PTA ensure compliance with local laws while respecting user privacy and maintaining open access?
#Starlink #Pakistan #InternetPolicy

January 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM

Domain.News

@domainnews.bsky.social

ICANN bans private gTLD auctions and restricts singular/plural domain variants. 🌐 New rules aim to boost transparency and prevent manipulation, reshaping the domain allocation landscape. 💡
#ICANN #gTLD #Domains #InternetPolicy #DomainNames #DigitalGovernance
domain.news/icann-bans-p...

ICANN Bans Private Auctions for New Domain Extensions in Upcoming Application Round

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has announced significant changes to its new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) application process, pr…

domain.news

November 21, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Netopia.eu

@netopia.bsky.social

When laws don't suit platforms, they threaten.
"Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news if proposed new law passed"
#GoogleNews #NewZealandLaw #MediaFreedom #InternetPolicy #TechNews #NewsLinking #MediaLaw www.reuters.com/business/med...

Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news if proposed new law passed

Google said on Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news articles and ditch the agreements it has with local news organisations, if the country’s government goes ahead with a law to force tech giants to pay a fair price for content that appears on their feeds.

www.reuters.com

October 5, 2024 at 12:23 AM

Stine Eckert

@stineeckert.bsky.social

Interesting new movement on internet policy in the US after lawsuits in Europe on #BigTech (and some in the US too). #Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a U.S. judge ruled today. #USA #internetpolicy #monopoly #internetlaw www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/t...