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Tomorrow, Tuesday 7 February, is Safer Internet Day, or SID. And this year's theme is Connecting generations and educating each other, complete with the slogan: "Discover the digital world together... safely!"
 
 
Two of IFFOR's core policy goals concern the creation of a safer Internet:

IFFOR Vice Chair, Mr. Sebastien Bachollet was keynote speaker at three events held by the Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter in the second week of January 2012.

Invitees included the Telecommunication Regulator, Ministry officials, business and trade community, entertainment industry, local ICT companies, non-governmental organisations, the ccTLD holder, members of the press and Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago members.

The first meeting of the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) Policy Council has resolved to take steps to tackle three of the most pressing concerns for Internet users and in particular owners of dot-xxx domains: piracy, filtering and child abuse images.

The two-day meeting, held last month in Washington DC, resulted in the formation of two working groups for piracy and filtering, and a number of measures to combat child abuse images online.

The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR), the non-profit organization tasked with policy making for the new dot-xxx Internet extension, has a new Chairman.

Internet governance expert, former Chairman of the Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA), and entrepreneur Clyde Beattie takes over from CEO of dot-xxx registry owner ICM Registry, Stuart Lawley.

The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) has hired former ICANN General Manager of Public Participation Kieren McCarthy to head up the organization’s public outreach efforts.

As IFFOR’s Manager for Public Participation, McCarthy will be tasked with informing stakeholders of policies under development for the .XXX top level domain as well as developing the tools through which Internet community members and IFFOR Policy Council members can reach consensus positions.

The following article was published in the Irish Times on 23 September 2011. Read it on the Irish Times website here.

The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR), the non-profit organization tasked with policy making for the new .XXX Top Level Domain (TLD), is pleased to announce the Sponsored Community founding members of its Policy Council.

The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR), the non-profit organization tasked with policy making for the new .XXX Top Level Domain (TLD), has today announced the founding members of its board of directors and policy council. The high-profile and highly respected members include leading global figures in internet security, online child protection and freedom of expression, including Professor Nadine Strossen and Sharon Girling OBE.