{"id":28568,"date":"2025-01-16T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lacnic.net\/?p=28568"},"modified":"2025-01-16T19:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T19:06:24","slug":"why-m3aawg-because-effective-anti-abuse-collaboration-requires-a-trusted-global-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lacnic.net\/en\/why-m3aawg-because-effective-anti-abuse-collaboration-requires-a-trusted-global-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Why M3AAWG? Because Effective Anti-Abuse Collaboration Requires a Trusted Global Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Messaging, Malware, and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group<\/a> provides a collaborative global trusted forum that brings industry together to help fight and prevent online abuse. Working with members, industry groups and global partners, M3AAWG will continue its efforts to help prevent online abuse, focusing on protecting communications, data privacy and security, and the supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who We Are<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2004, the Messaging Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) is a technology-neutral global industry association. As a working group, we develop cooperative approaches for fighting online abuse. Our more than 200 members worldwide include Internet service providers (ISPs), communications service providers, social networking companies, hosting and cloud services providers, major antivirus vendors and security vendors, email service providers, leading hardware and software vendors and major brands, as well as invited experts, government agencies and related industry groups and industry partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What We Do<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to ongoing assessment and discussion of relevant topics via our committees and special interest groups, we develop and publish best practices papers (translated when available), position statements, training and educational videos, and other materials to help the online community fight abuse with a focus on operational practices. Our public policy<\/a> advocacy (which is not lobbying) provides technical and operational guidance to governments and Internet and public policy agencies developing new Internet policies, standards, and legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How We Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

M3AAWG maintains a diverse and inclusive culture while providing its members a trusted forum and a framework for open discussion and collaboration on online abuse issues in an atmosphere of confidentiality and cooperation. Our work is driven by members who contribute ideas and content for best practices and other initiatives with input from a diverse community across industries, government, academia and civil society groups, as well as industry partners. Information and best practices are shared with the broader online abuse community as appropriate. Members participate in M3AAWG through relevant committees or special interest groups (SIG) in support of organizational priorities, focus areas and initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through global partners (https:\/\/www.m3aawg.org\/our-partners<\/a>), we collaborate to combine expertise and best practices across a number of complementary groups to fight online abuse. In addition to regular committee, SIG, and board meetings, we gather three times a year in North America and Europe for working sessions, roundtables and keynotes. These multi-track meetings held over four days feature presentations by academic researchers, public policy advisors, government representatives, industry experts, and innovative technology leaders with open discussion among industry peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits and Value for Our Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n