Despite multiple attempts over the last several sessions, Congress has been unable to enact legislation aimed at protecting children online. What does the future look like for KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and KOSMA? What other ideas are being looked to to protect kids online? Experts will examine current legislative proposals, their potential to reshape privacy, platform accountability, and digital safety, and the future trajectory of online protections for kids.
SPEAKERS
Maureen Flatley – Stop Child Predators
TBD – Common Sense Media Ash Johnson – Senior Policy Manager, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Andrew Zack – Policy Manager, Family Online Safety Institute
Moderator: Miranda Nazzaro, Technology Reporter, The Hill
The concept of core Internet values has been a cornerstone of the Internet’s architecture. However, with seismic shifts in technology, governance models, and geopolitical dynamics, these values require adjustment to remain relevant in today’s rapidly evolving environment. This session examined how such adjustments could affect ICANN’s remit and mission. It explored the balance between preserving foundational principles and adapting to emerging realities, leveraging insights from technological, governance, and geopolitical trends, alongside ICANN’s operational experience. The discussion will identified necessary changes, their implications for ICANN, and strategies to address these challenges while upholding its core purpose.
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PANEL Vinton Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Tripti Sinha – Chair, ICANN Board of Directors Olivier Crépin-Leblond – Chair, Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values Preetam Maloor – Head, Emerging Technologies Division, ITU
INTERVENTIONS Adiel Akplogan – VP, Technical Engagement, ICANN Olga Cavalli – Associate Professor, University of Buenos Aires James Galvin – SSAC Liaison, ICANN Board of Directors David Lawrence – IETF Liaison, ICANN Board of Directors Jennifer Chung – Vice President, Policy, DotAsia Organisation Avri Doria Tijani Ben Jemaa – Executivr Director, Fédération Méditerranéenne des Associations d’Internet (FMAI) Bruna Martins dos Santos – GNSO / IGF MAG Sébastien Bachollet – Chair, EURALO Farzaneh Badiei – GNSO / Digital Medusa Alejandro Pisanty – Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Nenad Orlic – GNSO / RNIDS
MODERATORS Pari Esfandiari – At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Alejandro Pisanty – Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Monday 10 March 2025, the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) presented a roundtable ‘DNS Abuse and AI: Combatting and Enabling Threats‘ at ICANN82 in Seattle. This session aimed to better understand the emerging capabilities of AI in pattern analysis and machine learning to either prevent or promote DNS abuse, in particular approaches to detecting anomalies, leveraging machine learning for system protection, and addressing broader abuse issues that can inform DNS-specific challenges, and the impact that this may have on individual end-users of the internet as it relates to user privacy and overall functioning of the DNS. This video has been lightly edited for clarity.
PANEL Ana Cristina Amoroso da Neves – GAC Portugal /Vice Chair, UN CST / Head, Portugal Internet Governance Office Jeff Bedser – Member, SSAC / CEO, CleanDNS Tim Maurer – Senior Director, Global Cybersecurity Policy, Microsoft
PANEL Grant Spellmeyer, President and CEO, ACA Connects Tim Donovan, President and CEO, Competitive Carriers Association Greg Hale, CEO, LTC Connect Sarah Morris, Former Deputy Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Acting)
On Monday 7 April 2025 at 18:00 EET (16:00 UTC) the Internet Society Egypt Chapter (Internet Masr ) presents the third in its infrastructure webinar series with a briefing session ‘Powering Up Digital Infrastructure‘. Ahmed Abdel-Latif will will explore the challenges involved in energy policy, explore the sustainability agendas of global players, highlight the renewable energy potential, and even touch on innovative use cases of nuclear energy, all in the scope of data center & AI platforms. (This event was previously scheduled for March 11 2025)
SPEAKER Ahmed Abdel-Latif, MEA Digital Infrastructure Expert
On Tuesday Mar 4, 2025 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosted a meetup ‘Benchmarking Usability and the Cognitive A11y Frontier‘. Fable co-founders Abid Virani and Alwar Pillai explored the future of usability benchmarking through an accessibility lens. This talk delved into the Accessible Usability Scale (AUS) — its adoption, industry data on assistive technologies, and the key UX challenges faced by diverse user groups. Abid and Alwar also discussed how Fable is advancing accessibility usability research to address the cognitive inclusive digital future.
SPEAKERS: Prof. Vusumuzi Maphosa – Director, Information and CommunicationTechnology Services, NUST Komborerai Allan Manenji, Data Protection – Advocacy and Compliance Officer, POTRAZ
Moderator: Abgirl Chigume – Software Developer
The United Nations’ Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies (OEWG) is meeting February 17–21 in New York. The OEWG is mandated from 2021 to 2025 to promote dialogue and the development of norms of responsible state behavior regarding interstate cybersecurity and cyberconflict. The meeting could be marred by long-standing controversies over the design of new norms and obligations, the application of international law, confidence building measures, the participation of stakeholders in intergovernmental cybersecurity discussions, and the design of the new permanent UN forum for these issues to be launched next year. In addition, there are divisions on a Russian proposal to negotiate a legally binding UN Cybersecurity Convention in the wake of the recently adopted and problematic Cybercrime Convention.
The current OEWG is part of a matrix of processes that have been struggling to build consensus on the international rules of the game for cybersecurity. This includes a previous OEWG that ran from 2019 to 2021, six UN Groups of Governmental Experts convened between 2004 to 2021, and other multilateral discussions. In parallel, multistakeholder collaborations and the private sector have advanced a number of proposals for international norms and regimes.
The purpose of this webinar is to step back from the details of these individual processes and take stock of the big picture state of play in international cybersecurity negotiations. What are the key battle lines between states and their respective coalitions, and what has and has not been achieved in consequence? Has multistakeholder participation in the UN and nongovernmental initiatives influenced the governance landscape? How consequential can multilateral frameworks be in shaping the behavior of states, in particular the major powers?
A panel of leading experts on cybersecurity norms and the UN negotiations will lead off the discussion, and then the rest of the session will be devoted to open conversation among all interested attendees.
On Thursday, March 13 2025 at 12:00-13:00 EDT (16:00-17:00 UTC) the Internet Education Foundation will host a Congressional Internet Caucus Academy panel ‘The Future of Online Safety for Kids: Legislative Changes on the Horizon‘ at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC.
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