The Open Fibre Data Standard is an initiative to develop and implement a common language for describing terrestrial fiber networks.

An analysis of 97 million citations has found that rates of fabricated citations have climbed steeply since 2023.

Welcome to the first of our OFDS newsletters. We will publish these periodically to keep you updated on OFDS news, events, and opportunities to engage.

Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not ‘align with national values’

A significant rise in MTN’s share price has led to long-term share incentives vesting at much higher values.

Journalists are thanking the Internet Archive for their respectful preservation of news and history and for being an important resource for journalists. This letter is coming at a time where many majo...

WebinarTV hosts 200,000 “webinars.” A Zoom call you may thought was private might be one of them.

YouTube video by Internet Society

YouTube video by Internet Society

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Bill C-2 threatens our privacy, erodes our freedoms, and grants the government unchecked surveillance powers. Tell Mark Carney: surrendering to U.S. data demands isn’t leadership — it’s a betrayal of ...

The British-Egyptian activist is one of six people whose sentences President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi commuted, according to state media.

Surveillance Watch is an interactive map revealing the intricate connections between surveillance companies, their funding sources and affiliations.

Click to read Russell Southwood, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.

Q&A with Abeba Birhane on how she was censored during the AI for good summit and how the industry can do better.

It’s not every day you watch a company faceplant so theatrically in public, but Cloud Innovation’s latest stunt deserves a slow clap. Cloud Innovation, which you’d probably never heard of unless yo…

Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."

Report says British-Egyptian writer held for expressing political views and should be released without delay

The Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) is an open data, open standards initiative supported by the Internet Society.