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We’re a global charity working with our passionate community to connect the unconnected and advocate for a trusted Internet. Because the #InternetIsForEveryone.
- NCSA Mosaic, the first web browser with the ability to display text and images inline, was released today in 1993!
- The most unassuming job title ever of the past 30 years! Congratulations, @timberners_lee @webfoundation, on 30 years of amazing! We look forward to continuing working together for an open, globally-connected, trustworthy and secure Internet for everyone #Web30 #ForTheWeb
- Today we congratulate and celebrate the recipient of #PostelAward2020 Mr. Onno Purbo @onnowpurbo who has dedicated his career to building and improving Internet access for Indonesians, especially those in rural villages of which there are over 83k. 🎉 internetsociety.org/http://interne…
- 👩🏽🦳👨🏻🦰👨🦱👧🏼👨🏾👩🏽🦰👱🏾♀️🧑🏿🦲👴👳🏽♂️🧕🏻👳🏾 🌐The Internet is for everyone.🌐 🧑🏻🦰🧔🏼👱🏾♀️👧🏿👶👲🏼🧓🏽👨🦱🧕🏽👨🏾🦲🧑🏻🦳👲🏿
- We capitalize Internet—every time ✍🏽. But why? A thread 🧵 (1/5)
- Way back in 1995 Secure Sockets Layer (#SSL) was introduced by #Netscape to provide authentication for a website and enable an encrypted connection. Today SSL has been replaced by Transport Layer Security (#TLS) #InternetHistory #Encryption
- Internet Society names Andrew Sullivan as new President and CEO from Sept 1. Sullivan will use his new role to address the growing gap in opportunities opening up between those who have Internet access and those who don’t. Press release: bit.ly/2KwWM3c
- No matter how tempting calls to limit or restrict access to Internet may be, they must be resisted. President & CEO @SullivanISOC explains why we must fight the suppression on of the Internet, ensuring connectivity does not stop for anyone. internetsociety.org/blog/2022/03/w…
- We are deeply concerned with reports of content surveillance and blocking on the Internet in Venezuela. internetsociety.org/blog/latin-ame… #KeepItOn
- The “@” symbol was first used to signify that a message was being sent to a person - like your name on a letter. It was coined by Ray Tomlinson (US programmer) who invented the email system. Although we will never know what the message contained. #InternetHistory
- The Internet Society calls on the transitional government of Sudan 🇸🇩 to restore full access to the Internet, and to #KeepItOn internetsociety.org/news/statement…
- 🎉 Applications for our 2024 Youth Ambassador Program are now open! Designed for young people aged 18-30, the program equips Internet champions to lead, collaborate & innovate for a better world. Does that sound like you? 🗓️Apply by Friday 20 October.
