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Events, Policy

Parliamentary Hearing – “Repeal the Online Safety Act”

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On Monday 15 December 2025, there will be a Parliamentary Hearing discussing the e-petition 722903 called “Repeal the Online Safety Act” which reached in excess of 500 000 signatures.

A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 4:30pm on 15 December 2025 on an e-petition relating to relating to the Online Safety Act. The debate will be opened by Lewis Atkinson https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2025-0224/

The debate can be followed remotely on Parliament Live: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/e2268880-809d-4a80-96a2-fe7ab799c124

The Internet Society and the UK Chapter of the Internet Society have put together an Online Brief, shared with the Petitioner Alex Baynham as well as news outlets, MPs and other organisations involved in this discussion..… Read more ...

News

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 ...

News, Policy

Follow-up on Response to Consultation on: Powers in relation to UK-related domain name registries

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In August 2023, the UK Chapter submitted a response to a UK Government consultation on Powers in relation to UK-related domain name registries.

The Internet Society UK Chapter had responded to the Consultation on the Digital Economy Act 2010, criticizing the consultation deadline during the summer holidays for hindering inclusive stakeholder engagement. They urged further consultations to ensure broad stakeholder involvement in managing UK Internet resources. They highlighted several concerns:

  1. The Act was outdated, given the significant changes in the Internet since 2010, making the drafting of powers potentially inappropriate.
… Read more ...
News, Policy

Open Letter to EU Commissioner-designate: Preserving the Open Internet

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Date: 29 October 2024

Addressed to Commissioner-designate Henna Virkkunen

Expresses concerns about undermining net neutrality principles in Europe

Urges the European Commission to avoid interfering in the Internet’s interconnection ecosystem

Highlights risks of proposals mandating payments from Content and Application Providers (CAPs) to telecom operators:

  • Potential market fragmentation
  • Increased costs for consumers and businesses
  • Degraded service quality

Emphasises the importance of maintaining a balanced market with equal bargaining power

Calls for evidence-based recommendations to support an open Internet

Warns that regulatory interventions could harm the global Internet and its users

Signed by various organizations and individuals advocating for net neutrality – including Internet Society UK England

https://www.internetsociety.org/open-letters/preserving-the-open-internet… Read more ...

News

Joint submission of response to OFCOM consultation on Child Safety

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The UK Chapter of the Internet Society produced a Joint Submission with the Internet Society responding to the OFCOM Consultation: Protecting children from harms online

The response, filed on 17 July 2024, reiterates the points made in past submissions to UK consultations conducted by OFCOM but also in relation to the various legislation that went through Parliament in the first part of the year. In particular, the response reiterate that End-to-end encryption (“E2EE”) is needed to safeguard privacy of data including the safety of children.… Read more ...

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