Please spread this post with a link that directs you to the 5 Calls page in opposing and vetoing #AgeVerification mandates for #InternetAccess by reposting/boosting it to fight for ✊ #DigitalFreedom.

#FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #DigitalRights #StopOSSpies #NoAgeSignals #NoKOSA #NoSCREEN

https://5calls.org/issue/age-verification-internet-privacy/

One year ago today, the Coalition on Digital Impact (#CODI ) was launched with a mission of ensuring everyone can navigate the Internet in their own language, using their own scripts. My employer, @internetsociety , was among the founding members. 🎉

I've since joined CODI's Board of Directors as I do see this as critical work to deliver on the Internet Society's vision that the #Internet is for everyone!

Read more about CODI's 1st year: https://www.codi.global/newsroom/building-a-more-multilingual-internet-celebrating-codis-first-year

#Internet4All #InternetAccess

ProPublica: We’re Investigating Alaska Internet Companies. We Need Your Help.. “Alaskans pay higher costs for slower internet speeds than most Americans. The government has spent billions of dollars of public money to try to fix the problem, and we want to know how it’s really going in your community. Please fill out this quick survey to share how much it costs you to get online and what […]

New post: Starlink wait set to drag on as Icasa flags legal hurdle (South Africa)
Read more on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetAccess/comments/1thk5w7/starlink_wait_set_to_drag_on_as_icasa_flags_legal/

#InternetAccess

New post: Starlink gets Uganda operating license
Read more on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetAccess/comments/1tglrnl/starlink_gets_uganda_operating_license/

#InternetAccess

Some people in Iran have kept internet access despite government-imposed blackout

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/08/nx-s1-5773963/some-people-in-iran-have-kept-internet-access-despite-government-imposed-blackout

#WorldNews #Iran #InternetAccess

Christian mobile network will block LGBTQ+ content from users

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/business/radiant-mobile-christian-phone-network

Euronews: Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks – and it’s working. “One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform’s facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.”

Bloomberg: Iran internet blackout tightens military’s grip on civilian life. “Iran’s record internet blackout is emerging as a key dividing line between the country’s powerful security apparatus and its civilian government, underlining how the war with the U.S. has extended the military’s control over daily life.”

New post: Africa’s Community Networks Offer a Local Path to Inclusive and Resilient Connectivity
Read more on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetAccess/comments/1szxnya/africas_community_networks_offer_a_local_path_to/

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