Celebrating Earth Day 2025: Innovations from the Internet Society Foundation’s Research Grant Program 

Every year, on 22 April, the world comes together to celebrate Earth Day and reflect on the importance of sustainability…

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Content Moderation in the Global South: Insights from the Maghreb Region

Author: Mona Elswah, Project Fellow, Center for Democracy & Technology Imagine a digital world where non-harmful content is frequently taken…

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Meet Our 2024 Research Grantees: Shaping the Future of the Internet 

Our Research Grant Program supports global initiatives that enhance our understanding of the Internet and its importance to everyone. We…

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The Future of the Internet: Insights from Our Research Grant Partners

Our Research Grant Program supports global initiatives focused on enhancing our understanding of the Internet and its value to everyone….

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Digital privacy: Researchers develop a tool that enables apps collect less user data 

Privacy concerns remain at the forefront of online interactions in today’s digital landscape. Applications and websites, in their quest to…

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What’s the Gender Digital Divide? 

By Gustavo Streger The gender digital divide refers to the significant gap or inequalities between men’s and women’s access to…

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Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender digital inclusion 

A new research report by the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP), Connected Resilience: Gendered Experiences of Meaningful Connectivity through a Global…

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Announcing $4.5 Million in Funding to Support Research on the Future of the Internet 

We are proud to announce the opening of our 2024 application cycle for the Research Grant Program. This program offers…

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Announcing our 2023 Research Grantee Cohort: 14 projects examining the future of the Internet 

We are delighted to announce the outstanding group of researchers who joined the Internet Society Foundation’s Research Program in 2023….

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Four Lessons Learned about Grantmaking from our Research Grant Partners

By the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Team (MEL), Internet Society Foundation From a blooming Linden tree, a radio frequency circuit,…