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Quad9 @quad9dns.bsky.social · Oct 14
#TLDR: Quad9 will be discontinuing support within DNS-over-HTTPS (DOH) using HTTP/1.1 on December 15, 2025.

Mark your calendar 🗓️ and please share, especially if you know someone who will be affected!

Full story here 👉 quad9.net/news/blog/do...

#DOH #DNS #infosec
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quad9dns.bsky.social
Heads up to our friends in the #UK - we're performing maintenance at the LHR site which should be completed in ~ another 4 hours. We're sorry for the inconvenience!
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
This #GivingTuesday, please consider making a donation to continue our work to sustain a public-benefit cybersecurity service that puts users first, not profit.

👉 quad9.net/donate/

#DNS #privacy #infosec #internetintegrity
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
quad9dns.bsky.social
#ICYMI: Quad9 will be discontinuing support within DNS-over-HTTPS (DOH) using HTTP/1.1 in just 2 weeks!

#infosec
quad9dns.bsky.social Quad9 @quad9dns.bsky.social · Oct 14
#TLDR: Quad9 will be discontinuing support within DNS-over-HTTPS (DOH) using HTTP/1.1 on December 15, 2025.

Mark your calendar 🗓️ and please share, especially if you know someone who will be affected!

Full story here 👉 quad9.net/news/blog/do...

#DOH #DNS #infosec
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December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Quad9
lawrencesystems.com
Need a safer way to browse without putting your system at risk?

In this clip, we look at Kasm, a sandboxed browser environment built for security and convenience. It’s perfect for testing unknown sites, isolating risky tasks, or keeping your main system squeaky clean.

youtu.be/TbtGd3lWc4M
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Urgent Call for EU Legislative Protection of Core Internet Security Infrastructure

A letter from our General Manager, Simon Forster.

quad9.net/news/blog/ur...

#DNS #internetfreedom #EU #infosec
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November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
#GivingTuesday is only a week away! Join the global movement on December 2 and consider supporting the Quad9 mission to provide a safer and more robust internet for everyone.

A free and secure internet is a basic human right. 🫶

#internetfreedom #internetintegrity
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November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
#ICYMI this week...new designs added as well.
quad9dns.bsky.social Quad9 @quad9dns.bsky.social · 15d
Welcome to our first ever merch shop 🛒, starting with the classics that never go out of style!

We have more ideas in the queue for designs and products, so stay tuned!!

You can check it out here: quad9-shop.fourthwall.com

** Discount code QUAD9BDAY expires Dec 17th **

#quad9merch #dresstothe9s
Graphic with a pink-to-dark gradient background featuring the text ‘Support Quad9.’ Below a horizontal line, it reads: ‘Visit Quad9's new merch shop to support our cause and be dressed to the 9s!’ The URL ‘quad9-shop.fourthwall.com’ appears at the bottom. The Quad9 logo includes a stylized ‘9’ with sparkles.
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Quad9 welcomes global governance and digital infrastructure leader Sylvie LaPerrière to our governing board.

quad9.net/news/press/s...

#DNS #privacy #integrity
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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Welcome to our first ever merch shop 🛒, starting with the classics that never go out of style!

We have more ideas in the queue for designs and products, so stay tuned!!

You can check it out here: quad9-shop.fourthwall.com

** Discount code QUAD9BDAY expires Dec 17th **

#quad9merch #dresstothe9s
Graphic with a pink-to-dark gradient background featuring the text ‘Support Quad9.’ Below a horizontal line, it reads: ‘Visit Quad9's new merch shop to support our cause and be dressed to the 9s!’ The URL ‘quad9-shop.fourthwall.com’ appears at the bottom. The Quad9 logo includes a stylized ‘9’ with sparkles.
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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eff.org
If lawmakers genuinely care about young people's wellbeing, they should invest in education, support parents with better tools, and address the actual root causes of harm online. What they shouldn't do is wage war on privacy itself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual
www.eff.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Reminder! December 15th is not that far away! Please share - sharing is caring 🤗
quad9dns.bsky.social Quad9 @quad9dns.bsky.social · Oct 14
#TLDR: Quad9 will be discontinuing support within DNS-over-HTTPS (DOH) using HTTP/1.1 on December 15, 2025.

Mark your calendar 🗓️ and please share, especially if you know someone who will be affected!

Full story here 👉 quad9.net/news/blog/do...

#DOH #DNS #infosec
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November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Well, we got people talking! But are ALL the right people listening?

www.webpronews.com/quad9s-dns-d...

#DNS #privacy #integrity #internetfreedom
Quad9’s DNS Dilemma: Piracy Blocks Threaten Internet Freedom
Quad9, a nonprofit DNS provider, views court-ordered piracy site blocks as an existential threat, facing legal battles in France and beyond that challenge its privacy-focused mission. Drawing from cas...
www.webpronews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
DNS Provider Quad9 Sees Piracy Blocking Orders as “Existential Threat”

torrentfreak.com/dns-provider...

#DNS #privacy #integrity
DNS Provider Quad9 Sees Piracy Blocking Orders as "Existential Threat" * TorrentFreak
Non-profit DNS resolver Quad9 reports that legal battles over pirate site blocking have become an "existential threat" to its service.
torrentfreak.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Reposted by Quad9
farrokhi.unix.family.ap.brid.gy
Something that started as a small curiosity and weekend project turned into a long article with several surprises for myself (including how bad I am at time estimates). I went down quite a few rabbit holes along the way.

EDNS Client Subnet in Practice: Evaluating Public Resolver Behaviors […]
Original post on unix.family
unix.family
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
ISO Tier 2 or 3 Technical Support Engineer

👉 Who doesn't love heading into the weekend in anticipation of submitting your resume?!

See if this opportunity to work with a great team (i.e., us 😉) is the right fit for you!

Please share!

quad9.net/about/jobs/

#GetFediHired #infosec #hiring #TSE
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October 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Lots of questions, the answers for which are not so simple...

"When Enforcing Copyright Starts Breaking the Internet’s Plumbing"

quad9.net/news/blog/wh...

#DNS #internetfreedom
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October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Reposted by Quad9
lawrencesystems.com
Quad9 offers privacy, security, and a free global DNS service - three things that don’t usually coexist. In this interview, we dig into how they pull it off, what drives their mission, and the real-world challenges behind keeping a service like this online.

youtu.be/KDi0YvS2hFA
October 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
We have arrived! #NANOG95
A person stands in front of a large NANOG 95 event backdrop featuring sponsor logos, in Arlington, TX. A registration sign is visible nearby. A person stands in front of a large NANOG 95 event backdrop in Arlington, TX.
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Next up: our CTO, @jhtodd.bsky.social, is headed to Kochi City to present at the #JPAAWG 8th General Meeting Nov 4-5! ✈️ 🇯🇵

Stay tuned!

#DNS #infosec
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
You run into the best kinda people at #RIPE91 😻

It was great to spend time with our friends and partners @[email protected] this week!
Group photo at RIPE of Global Cyber Alliance and Quad9 team members.
October 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
The team has been traveling quite a bit lately! Next week on to #NANOG95. See you there!

P.S. love the boots! 🤠
A row of colorful cowboy boots displaying intricate designs, promoting NANOG 95 conference, October 27-29, 2025, in Arlington, TX.
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
Join our Director of Operations @farrokhi.unix.family.ap.brid.gy at #RIPE91 🇷🇴 tomorrow to talk about ADoT/ADoQ: Deployment Collaboration.

ripe91.ripe.net/programme/me...

#DNS #infosec
Event logo for RIPE 91, taking place in Bucharest, Romania from October 20-24, 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
We love it when our partners and friends share their Quad9 collaboration stories!

Willem Toorop from @nlnetlabs.bsky.social at #RIPE91 🇷🇴

Who is "really" running email?
ripe91.ripe.net/programme/me...

#DNS #infosec
Willem Toorop from NLnet Labs is presenting on his collaboration with Quad9 to measure “Who is really running email?” at RIPE 91 conference in Bucharest.
October 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
quad9dns.bsky.social
We will see you there @gca.bsky.social!

Anyone else headed to #RIPE91? Quad9's @farrokhi.unix.family.ap.brid.gy will be out and about, including GCA's workshop.

#DNS #infosec
gca.bsky.social Global Cyber Alliance @gca.bsky.social · Oct 17
We're at #RIPE91 next week with a full agenda including the Internet Integrity Workshop on Mon, 20 Oct, 09:30 EEST, on the power of data-driven approaches to improving network integrity, with an emphasis on measurement for action.

🗓️ Register to join us: globalcyberalliance.org/internet-int...
Internet Integrity Workshop II - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
globalcyberalliance.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
quad9dns.bsky.social
#TLDR: Quad9 will be discontinuing support within DNS-over-HTTPS (DOH) using HTTP/1.1 on December 15, 2025.

Mark your calendar 🗓️ and please share, especially if you know someone who will be affected!

Full story here 👉 quad9.net/news/blog/do...

#DOH #DNS #infosec
Quad9 logo centered in bold white and pink against a circuit-themed purple and blue background.
October 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM