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Internet Society UK Chapter AGM 2025

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You are invited to join us for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the United Kingdom Chapter of the Internet Society on Tuesday 27 January 2026.

Prior to the AGM, we’ll have a 45 minute catch-up/discussion on the WSIS+20, ICANN issues, UK legislation in matters relating to Internet Policy, as well as other updates on Internet Governance.

After a short break, we’ll have our AGM in two parts: first the statutory AGM of our legal vehicle, Internet Society UK Limited, and then a review of the Chapter’s activities, followed by planning for 2026.… Read more ...

Events, News, Project

IPv6 Matrix Project presented at IPv6 Council 2025

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Dr. Tim Chown, one of the original supervisors of the second IPv6 Matrix project at the University of Southampton in 2013/14, presented the latest IPv6 Matrix update at the IPv6 Council Annual General Meeting at the BT Tower in London on Tuesday 18 November 2025.

The short presentation was well received and whilst the event was not streamed publicly, the slide deck used by Dr. Chown is shown below.

IPv6 Matrix for IPv6 Council 18 November 2025Download

The IPv6 Matrix project will continue in 2026, with plans for updating the software to include further analysis of IPv6 traffic as well as potentially other useful data.… Read more ...

Events, News

Interoperability in AI Safety Governance

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Updated with slide decks and recording of the Webinar

Ethics, Regulations, and Standards

Webinar: Friday 28 November 2025 18:00 Universal Time UTC

Interoperability in AI Safety Governance

Ethics, Regulations, and Standards

In this talk, Dr. Yik Chan Chin, Associate Professor from Beijing Normal University and David Raho, PhD researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, will present the policy report they collaborated with researchers across four jurisdictions (UK, China, South Korea, Singapore)  on “Interoperability in AI Safety Governance,” focusing specifically on the case of United Kingdom.… Read more ...

News, Policy

Global Statement on the Role of Encryption in Securing Trust and Enabling the Digital Economy

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17 November 2025

Encryption is a cornerstone of the global digital economy. Without strong technical safeguards such as encryption, users cannot rely on online services to keep their most sensitive information, including financial and health data, secure from malicious actors.

Yet, despite overwhelming evidence that backdoors weaken security, policymakers around the world continue to propose measures that would mandate such vulnerabilities. The Salt Typhoon attacks in late 2024 serve as a stark reminder: backdoors always compromise protection and expose users to greater risk.… Read more ...

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internetsociety.uk domain goes live

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18th Nov 2025.

The Internet Society UK chapter has today adopted the domain internetsociety.uk as its primary web services address. The chapter originally formed in London as ISOC England in 1998/99 has been the UK’s Internet Society chapter since the Scottish chapter dissolved in the early 2000s has been using the domain isoc-e.org for many years.

The website is now available at internetsociety.uk and www.internetsociety.uk.

The long standing domain isoc-e.org will continue to be used by the chapter for relevant activities for the time being.… Read more ...

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