<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"></div><div class="gmail_default">Coming up at 13:00 UTC, a few <a href="https://shutdowns.eventbrite.com/">Zoom </a><a href="https://shutdowns.eventbrite.com/">tickets</a> still available. REAL TIME TEXT <a href="https://bit.ly/4eFtiOU">https://bit.ly/4eFtiOU</a><br><br>As will be explored in the session, not all shutdown news is bad, and just today ISOC's Robbie Mitchell <a href="https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/the-internet-stays-on-in-kenya">reports</a> that the Communications Authority of Kenya does not intend to shut down the Internet in reaction to national protests against the government’s plan to increase taxes.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div class="gmail_default"></div><br><div class="msg7308209705207181191"><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;background-color:rgb(246,247,247);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(16,21,23);line-height:1.7"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_7308209705207181191body" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:1067.15px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_7308209705207181191container" style="margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;font-size:16px;display:block;max-width:832px;width:831.997px"><div class="m_7308209705207181191content" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span><table role="presentation" class="m_7308209705207181191main" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:rgb(255,255,255);width:831.997px;border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_7308209705207181191wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:12px 0px 24px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:831.997px"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:831.997px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f59f5108ee2fac1fce3e70e28bfe9b1c45e2822fa543788f990fda8889b13f8f&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=6780f9c997c28453a01bfd9cfbf03e03&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTgwOTI" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)"><img role="button" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/internetshutdowns-300x169.png" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 24px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Tuesday June 25 2024</strong> at <strong>09:00-10:30 EDT</strong> (13:00-14:30 UTC) the <strong><a title="https://isoc-dc.org/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=19f8f929b5199bdf372ff45996f6f11db89a88164dcca161335193c37b9d9a33&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=f92906f716807a79e2327fc2e92c5fdb&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLWRjLm9yZy8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Internet Society Washington DC Chapter</a> </strong>(ISOC-DC) and the <strong><a title="https://isoc-ny.org/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a4484525b50b74c6a7727857695f1f5cd319c8d55b7dc4f4b06af7634732bc47&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=ec2dea70d3d93d6547d081417b8efa21&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLW55Lm9yZy8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Internet Society New York Chapter</a> </strong>(ISOC-NY) in collaboration with <strong><a title="https://www.accessnow.org/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f443a36a078c8c6bd2b7313b781a66aad3dc9a7a51987e0c68865e05c55a692b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=30116dbf3535b0dee56e9dd4880ebaeb&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWNjZXNzbm93Lm9yZy8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Access Now</a></strong> will host a webinar '<strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7d7eb77531a20aa7eb6b32f70a4e8e1440461aeb47728e1ad5b89423daf933b4&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=5e4e1da926f9a2c9c7a97ed75cd05cb5&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9zaHV0ZG93bnMuZXZlbnRicml0ZS5jb20v" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Internet Shutdowns, and How to Stop Them</a></strong>'.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">It is an unfortunate fact that, in some regions of the world, our best efforts to make an 'Internet for Everyone' are all too often undercut by deliberate withdrawals of service, mandated by the powers that be. Three organizations have taken it upon themselves to shine light on this issue: <strong><a title="https://www.accessnow.org/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f443a36a078c8c6bd2b7313b781a66aad3dc9a7a51987e0c68865e05c55a692b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=30116dbf3535b0dee56e9dd4880ebaeb&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWNjZXNzbm93Lm9yZy8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Access Now</a></strong>, with its <strong><a title="https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/keepiton/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5e8ea0dabb628a5462b8ccd439a65463eb3358372c04270433a870234d42d172&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=efaa740702b35cb3053b9cef4eabd7f5&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWNjZXNzbm93Lm9yZy9jYW1wYWlnbi9rZWVwaXRvbi8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">#KeepItOn</a></strong> advocacy campaign to oppose shutdowns; The <strong><a title="https://www.internetsociety.org/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4e0f94322590d65e7fb715918386a8398534611ec7798e4a99c4d98e234e1590&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=91d52cce95d97fb406a1321b21848d37&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Internet Society</a></strong> on its <strong><a href="https://pulse.internetsociety.org/">Pulse</a></strong> platform, which has not only a <strong><a title="https://pulse.internetsociety.org/shutdowns" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=628ad270018b7d56accb04eeae562db523fdc489bcbc4c0b0a80781b0736c297&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=90603b81746d99a3eae432303d315227&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9wdWxzZS5pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkub3JnL3NodXRkb3ducw=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Shutdown Tracker</a></strong>, but also a <strong><a title="https://pulse.internetsociety.org/en/netloss/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=744a0149632ddd2366146eaa2b1e251df04120aee3e771d902c24832f4a32f9b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=9b46f848b898556cb3dcb164c43495a6&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9wdWxzZS5pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkub3JnL2VuL25ldGxvc3Mv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Netloss Calculator</a></strong> to estimate the resulting economic damage; and <strong><a title="https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2431e541dcb1193cbdd874e691854c1e60e68e6bfec1317e643241a716a7bcbd&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=24bf75799a2994ecb7dde6d4b04d85b2&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9nbG9iYWxmcmVlZG9tb2ZleHByZXNzaW9uLmNvbHVtYmlhLmVkdS8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Columbia Global Freedom of Expression</a></strong>, which specifically tracks legal challenges to shutdowns.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>PRESENTERS</strong><br><strong>Natalia Krapiva</strong>, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel, Access Now<br>[<a title="https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-KIO-Report.pdf" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=22c739927282c2d37c447dbed59a0e53488b556fe0e98d78ea308d3e91dce017&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=c583115cdb043371394fa6b360d0eaed&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWNjZXNzbm93Lm9yZy93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8wNS8yMDIzLUtJTy1SZXBvcnQucGRm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">SHRINKING DEMOCRACY, GROWING VIOLENCE - Internet shutdowns in 2023</a>]</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>Joan Barata</strong>, Senior Legal Fellow, Future Free Speech Project<br>[<a title="https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GFoE_Internet-shutdowns-in-international-law.pdf" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=49debabc16c6849504a9c9f433183fd96ccb5ed2ac3e3644cf58bce2891b2b1d&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=f6f3abda6aae9173ab412d10224a14c6&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9nbG9iYWxmcmVlZG9tb2ZleHByZXNzaW9uLmNvbHVtYmlhLmVkdS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMy8wNy9HRm9FX0ludGVybmV0LXNodXRkb3ducy1pbi1pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLWxhdy5wZGY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Internet Shutdowns in international law</a>]</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>Dan York</strong>, Director, Internet Technology, Internet Society<br>[<a title="https://pulse.internetsociety.org/shutdowns" href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=628ad270018b7d56accb04eeae562db523fdc489bcbc4c0b0a80781b0736c297&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=90603b81746d99a3eae432303d315227&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9wdWxzZS5pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkub3JnL3NodXRkb3ducw=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Global Internet Shutdowns</a>]</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"> </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>LIVESTREAM <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5704d3042b92b483e1ab114df22e85be473dc3de227bfdfc1e1de03e98446a08&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=a4625bc69f14a98e08fe5172a83877ac&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlc3RyZWFtLmNvbS9pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkvaW50ZXJuZXRzaHV0ZG93bnM" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/internetshutdowns</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7d7eb77531a20aa7eb6b32f70a4e8e1440461aeb47728e1ad5b89423daf933b4&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=5e4e1da926f9a2c9c7a97ed75cd05cb5&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9zaHV0ZG93bnMuZXZlbnRicml0ZS5jb20v" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>https://shutdowns.eventbrite.com/</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>REAL TIME TEXT</strong> (see <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f59f5108ee2fac1fce3e70e28bfe9b1c45e2822fa543788f990fda8889b13f8f&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=6780f9c997c28453a01bfd9cfbf03e03&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTgwOTI" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">ISOC.LIVE</a></strong>)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>TWITTER <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1dce33340298a63123a0ce87e8c289243361a7d7578732b05636c2cb2edba60&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=af971481a6d0fa1f017f4b8ea76c8d0e&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvNGVDNkw1dA=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">#InternetShutdowns</a> @natynettle @accessnow #KeepItOn @danyork @InternetSociety @isoc_pulse @JoanBarata @SpeechFuture @ColumbiaGFoE @CL_Horne @AmericanU @isocdc @isocny</strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>MASTODON  <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=418b1607ac9a3f68e1051ef303d24892dd522e362633239888cea65c6661a21c&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=9f42496a6f6c6f361ae35675bb772b75&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXN0b2Rvbi5zb2NpYWwvdGFncy9JbnRlcm5ldFNodXRkb3ducw=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">#InternetShutdowns</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>SIMULCASTS</strong><br><strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=99991a25280e195a23117ee2c71ddc428d09d809ab743352333e324a0b8372e8&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=f30fbaaccbc593da004b9876ccbb55bd&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9JU09DX0xpdmU" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live</a></strong><br><strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0e7cd18f281c871953de4449c670f161c67ae5d371bdec02f8890e28e00b97f0&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18092&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=7cc948d336e1ab91b27f761ebb0a90c3&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHdpdGNoLnR2L2lzb2NsaXZl" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive</a></strong><br><strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e3c94855a677dad1be251824dd6d1daea0063a6141b187b17713f39b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