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- 1AI anxiety echoes fears from earlier technological waves▼AI has sparked anxiety, earlier generations showed us ways to manage our fears
NPR reports that the rapid rise of artificial intelligence has triggered widespread anxiety about jobs, creativity and the future, but history offers guidance. Earlier generations faced similar dread over technologies like electricity, television and the internet, and developed ways to adapt. Commentators argue those coping strategies can help people manage today's AI fears.
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The Internet Society is highlighting how choices about internet infrastructure, such as where cables, data centers, and routing hubs are placed, rarely remain purely local matters. Decisions made in one region often affect connectivity, pricing, and resilience elsewhere, tying local networks into global economics and geopolitics.
- 3Joint report submitted on digital rights in Uganda▼Uganda Universal Periodic Review – 54th session Joint stakeholder report: Human rights in the digital context in Uganda
A joint stakeholder report on human rights in the digital context in Uganda has been submitted for the country's Universal Periodic Review at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council process. The report, compiled by civil society groups led by the Association for Progressive Communications, assesses Uganda's record on internet freedom, digital expression and online rights ahead of the review.
- 4Human Rights in the Digital Context in Uganda Examined▼Summary: Human rights in the digital context in Uganda
Uganda's human rights situation in the digital sphere is the focus of a new summary by the Association for Progressive Communications, which examines how rights such as privacy, free expression and access to information are affected online. The organisation highlights growing concerns over digital surveillance, internet restrictions and the treatment of activists and journalists in the country.
- 5Internet Society urges action on online safety and scam detection●RE: https:// techpolicy.social/@internetsoc iety/117361551758075597 How can we help people have a safe and secure experi
The Internet Society is asking how people can be helped to have a safe and secure experience online, highlighting ways to detect scams, spot false information and protect personal data. The organisation is discussing these questions with its community, and the message has been shared and amplified by internet policy observers, drawing modest engagement among digital rights and internet governance circles.
- 6Internet use linked to declining religiosity worldwide●Es gibt auch gute Nachrichten. Da hat das Internet doch mal einen positiven Effekt Gesellschaften. Glaube im Digitalzeit
A study reported by German science outlet Forschung und Wissen suggests that growing internet use is accompanied by a worldwide decline in religiosity, prompting discussion about faith in the digital age. Commenters are highlighting the finding as an example of digital technology having a measurable positive social effect, though others may view the erosion of religious belief less positively.
- 7Internet Society Warns on Terrorist Designation Consequences●La Posizione Della Internet Society Sulle Conseguenze Della Designazione Di a/I Come Organizzazione Terroristica Globale
The Internet Society has issued a position statement on the consequences of designating Autistici/Inventati (A/I), an Italian activist internet collective, as a global terrorist organization. The statement argues that the open internet is built on many interconnected networks and should be resilient enough to withstand incursions, warning that such designations threaten the free and open internet.
- 8Internet Society Launches Online Trust and Safety Hub▼A Safer Internet Starts with Taking Action: Introducing the Online Trust and Safety Hub
The Internet Society has introduced the Online Trust and Safety Hub, a new initiative framed around the message that a safer internet starts with taking action. The hub is intended to support efforts to make the internet more secure and trustworthy, though details of its programmes and partners have not been outlined in the announcement.
- 9Global survey finds internet seen as dividing people▼Growing shares across countries say the internet and social media have made people more divided
A new Pew Research Center report finds that growing shares of people across multiple countries believe the internet and social media have made people more divided rather than more united. The findings point to rising public concern that online platforms deepen political and social polarization, a shift from earlier optimism about digital connectivity bringing societies closer together.
- 10The Internet as a Shared Library of Human Knowledge●The internet isn't just infrastructure. It's a shared library of human knowledge — one where anyone can add a page. What
Commenters are reflecting on the internet's cultural value beyond its technical role, describing it as a shared library of human knowledge where anyone can contribute. The discussion praises the openness that lets ordinary people add to this collective resource, and asks what society would do without such free access to shared information.
- 11Internet Society Launches Global Online Trust and Safety Hub▼Internet Society Launches Global Online Trust and Safety Hub as Part of Its Safer Internet Initiative
The Internet Society has launched a Global Online Trust and Safety Hub as part of its Safer Internet Initiative. The hub is intended to support efforts to make the internet safer by coordinating trust and safety work globally. Details on funding, partners and specific programmes have not yet been widely reported, but the announcement has drawn attention from technology and cybersecurity news outlets.