Resource Library
Everyone should have access to an open and trusted Internet.
Read our reports, papers, and other documents for insight and vision on how we can get there.
Action Plan 2023
Our roadmap for tackling the threats and challenges for today’s Internet as we look to grow and strengthen it for future generations.
Impact Report 2022
In a year of upheaval, the Internet connected us to reliable information, social connection, and opportunity. Find out how we addressed threats and connected underserved populations.
Internet Impact Briefs
Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.
Global Internet Report (GIR)
From trust to consolidation, access to sustainability, a deep look at the forces shaping our digital future.
Policy Briefs
Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.
How the Chippewas of Nawash are Bridging the Digital Divide
Sparrow McLeod, a Youth Worker Assistant in Neyaashiinigmiing, dropped out of high school because the lack of Internet connectivity deeply affected her studies after the pandemic.
...What Does Internet Fragmentation Look Like?
Internet fragmentation affects all of us. Learn how policies and proposals around the world put the open Internet at risk ...
Internet Society’s Submission to the European Commission’s Exploratory Consultation on “The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure”
We provided feedback in response to the European Commission’s exploratory consultation on the “The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure” ...
Encrypted DNS Factsheet
The domain name system (DNS) makes the Internet easier for humans to navigate as well as for services online to be highly resilient ...
Homomorphic Encryption: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?
Learn about the concept of homomorphic encryption, its practicalities and implications, in order to make smart choices about this emerging technology ...
Internet Impact Brief: How Canada’s Online News Act Will Harm the Internet, Restricting Innovation, Security, and Growth of the Digital Economy
Read how Canada’s Online News Act contributes to fragmentation by undermining encryption and splintering the relationship and experiences of people in Canada from an open, globally connected, secure and trustworthy ...
Developing Readiness for Community Networks in the Middle East and North Africa
With this paper the Internet Society seeks to develop readiness for the emergence of community networks in the Middle East and North Africa region ...
Navigating Digital Sovereignty and Its Impact on the Internet
Dive into a study and learn about Digital Sovereignty and its Impact on the Internet around the world ...
Perspectives on LEO Satellites
Read how low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can help bridge the digital divide and discover opportunities and the issues on satellite Internet access ...
Internet Impact Brief: How the US EARN IT Act Threatens Security, Confidentiality, and Safety Online
Read how the US EARN IT Act poses an existential threat to the Internet safety and security by preventing service providers from using end-to-end encryption ...
Internet Impact Brief: Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022
Read how the draft telecommunication bill may affect Internet-based services in India, and more broadly, the health of the global Internet ...
Financing Mechanisms for Locally Owned Internet Infrastructure
The report analyzes the operating models and financing mechanisms that can support the community connectivity providers ...
Archives
Encrypted DNS Factsheet
The domain name system (DNS) makes the Internet easier for humans to navigate as well as for services online to be highly resilient ...
ITU Plenipotentiary 2022 Summary Issues – Matrix
We have analyzed proposals to the ITU Plenipotentiary 2022 (PP22) conference that may impact the future development of the Internet ...
Background Paper on ITU Plenipotentiary 2022
Read about the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 and our perspectives on some of the main issues which may be discussed ...
ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020 Issues Matrix
The chart available in the PDF version of the document summarizes the proposed changes to Internet related WTSA-16 resolutions (including new resolutions) in an effort to identify issues, areas ...
Internet Governance in the Middle East and North Africa
The Internet is a ‘network of networks’ made up of tens of thousands of networks that interconnect and route traffic efficiently between end points. While the interconnections and routing of ...
Fact Sheet: Quantum Physics and Computing
A paper explaining how quantum computing and encryption are related ...
Virtual Schooling
Take a look through our back-to-school checklist that aims to help you, as a parent or guardian, make sure your child stays safe while learning online ...
Policy Toolkit on IoT Security and Privacy
The Policy Toolkit on IoT Security and Privacy is a practical resource for policymakers and regulators to strengthen the security and privacy of IoT systems to protect individuals, businesses and ...
ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020: Background Paper
This background paper is intended to provide the Internet Society community and interested parties with an outline of the objectives and key issues concerning the Internet to be addressed at ...
Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for the Arab States
As many Arab states continue to modernize and diversify their economies with a focus on digital services, trade and e-government, both the opportunities and threats of the Internet are amplified ...
The Road to Deployment: Network Time Security
The presentation by Karen ‘O’Donoghue at LACNIC 33 ...
Policy Brief: Internet Shutdowns
An Internet shutdown can be defined as an “intentional disruption of Internet or electronic communications, rendering them inaccessible or effectively unusable, for a specific population or within a location often ...
Organization Reports
On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.