Even though 2025 tested our conviction amid the threats it brought, digital expansion continued at a rapid pace. Governments accelerated the rollout of digital infrastructure while, in too many cases, sidelining the rights frameworks that should govern it. New cybercrime laws were passed in the dead of night. Internet shutdowns were deployed as tools of political convenience. Journalists, human rights defenders, women, and young people continued to bear the highest costs of a digital environment that treats rights as a footnote. It was, in short, a year that reminded us why, despite shrinking funding, this work cannot wait.

2025 was also a year that reminded us of what is possible when people, in this case, the indefatigable PINnovators who power our work, commit to doing much-needed work well, supported by our Board and partners.