From digital sovereignty to encryption and online safety. A look back at the pieces readers engaged with most this year.

Creative Commons looks back at 2025, advances and updates to CC signals, and new implementations and opportunities to come.

We’re a publisher on the open social web and a feminist cooperative providing communications services that amplify diverse voices in public interest technology.

The statement comes at a time when principles of justice, dignity, and human rights are increasingly politicized, questioned, or treated as negotiable. 

A follow-up to our Mozilla Festival session on Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance.

We’re a publisher on the open social web and a feminist cooperative providing communications services that amplify diverse voices in public interest technology.

Composable moderation decentralizes rule-setting, reducing pressure on any single platform and limiting attempts to “work the refs.”

Mexico blocked Tor access to government websites citing security concerns. The current administration lifted the main block earlier this year, though some sites appear to remain restricted. Ironically, the government had previously used Tor for its own anti-corruption whistleblower system while blocking citizens. This is a guest post from our friends at Global Voices.

Inside the making of a new UN report on technology and human rights.

Join us as we explore the social media revolution and how we can build an open world for all.

Inside the thinking behind the International AI Safety Report’s newest update on AI capabilities and risks.

Geo-blocking isn't just about missing your Netflix shows. It cuts deeper for creators like me. For example, in China, Cambodia, Indonesia, my audience can't access YouTube, Spotify, or Instagram. Local policies block them out. That means my content never reaches them. That's why I host everything at nerdontour dot net. My articles, videos, photos, podcasts. All in one place. No restrictions. No barriers. Own your platform and reach everyone.

Mallory Knodel discusses an output from the IAB and W3C workshop, now open for feedback, outlining a neutral framework for age verification that maps where checks could occur while weighing privacy, security, and human rights impacts.

Breaking Big Tech’s grip means more than new tools, it’s a cultural shift toward collective infrastructure, shared values, and digital autonomy says Dirk Slater.