{"id":181076,"date":"2022-12-07T14:46:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/?page_id=181076"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:04:52","slug":"action-plan-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/action-plan\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Plan 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Action Plan 2023<\/strong>
Our Internet, Our Future:
Protecting the Internet for Today and Tomorrow<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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We demand a lot from the Internet. It always rises to the challenge, <\/strong>
whatever may be happening in the world around us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have learned to count on the Internet as a critical constant, and today it\u2019s hard to think of life without it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as much as we need the Internet, the Internet also needs us. It needs all of us to help it grow, because at least 2.7 billion people still don\u2019t have access, and to protect it against the increasing number of threats it faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these threats pose a serious risk to the very existence of the Internet in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Internet is fragmenting into separate networks dominated by governments and corporations, which control what people see and what services they use. It\u2019s called the splinternet, and this reality is closer than you think.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Internet shutdowns stifle human expression, threaten the Internet\u2019s resilience, and weaken our ability to weather global challenges. They\u2019re on the rise, at a time when our world cannot function without an open Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we use the Internet, we trust that our information is private and secure. Encryption makes this possible. But nearly everywhere, policymakers are coming up with proposals to undermine it, jeopardizing our security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, we know the solutions to these threats. We can protect the Internet way of networking\u2014the open, collaborative model that has helped the Internet grow and flourish. We can persist in our work to connect the billions of people who remain unconnected. We can give decision-makers the information they need to make the right choices to support the Internet\u2019s growth and development, and we can empower new generations of Internet champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We all have a stake in the Internet\u2019s survival, and it needs our help. <\/strong>
The Internet needs us to act now to protect its future. Our future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Action Plan shows us the way forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re working every day to protect the Internet\u2019s open architecture. This means identifying and mitigating threats to ensure a secure and trustworthy Internet. Together with our partners, policy advocates, and the Internet Society community, we are committed to reducing risks so that people can be secure online, wherever they may be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Extending Encryption<\/mark><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Securing Global Routing<\/mark><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Protecting the Internet from Fragmentation<\/mark><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Helping Shape Legal Precedent in Alignment with Our Mission<\/mark><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Extending Encryption<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Strong encryption<\/a> is vital in keeping online data and communications private and secure. It\u2019s essential for securing digital infrastructure, protecting freedom of expression, preventing theft of sensitive information, and safeguarding our daily online activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Despite the importance of strong encryption, it remains under threat around the world as its opponents seek to undermine or ban it to gain access to encrypted communications.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In 2023, we will continue to mobilize in support of strong encryption, strengthen the voices of new and existing allies in the Global Encryption Coalition<\/a> (GEC), and mitigate attempts to undermine or ban the use of strong encryption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How we will extend encryption in 2023:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n