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 2025
Our 2025 Action Plan outlines our priorities in 2025, the first year of our 2030 Strategy.
2019-2024 Impact Results
Our Impact Report is a snapshot of how we worked with our global community to grow, promote, and defend the Internet worldwide.
Internet Impact Briefs
Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.
Glossary of Internet Terms
Understand key terms and become fluent in the language of the Internet with our new and improved glossary.
Policy Briefs
Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.
Enhancing the Resilience of Submarine Internet Infrastructure
As dependence on digital services intensifies, the resilience and security of submarine cable systems are increasingly under scrutiny—particularly in light of recent outages in Africa, Tonga, and ...
World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) Issues Matrix
Policy Brief: Internet Shutdowns
ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25)
Spectrum Policy: An Internet Society Public Policy Brief
WSIS+20 Zero Draft Matrix – Internet Society Analysis
The Internet Society welcomes the opportunity to submit our comments on the WSIS+20 Zero Draft. We commend the co-facilitators' leadership and openness in facilitating stakeholders’ participation in the WSIS+20 ...
Policy Brief: Perspectives on Internet Content Blocking
Internet Governance and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
A Pivotal Moment for Global Digital Cooperation
Footprints of 20 Years of the Internet Governance Forum
Kazakhstan Internet Landscape
Internet Society’s Comments on India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025
Archives
Policy Brief: Open Internet Standards
Policy Brief: Internet Shutdowns
Spectrum Policy: An Internet Society Public Policy Brief
Policy Brief: Perspectives on Internet Content Blocking
A Policy Framework for Internet Intermediaries and Content
Intermediary functions are crucial to the Internet’s existence. This paper provides a framework for understanding Internet intermediary functions and developing policy concerning responsibility for online content without harming individuals’ ...
IETF 119 Policy Roundtable
IETF 118 Policy Roundtable
How to Talk to Your Manager About Memory Safety
Encrypted DNS Factsheet
Policy Toolkit on IoT Security and Privacy
The Road to Deployment: Network Time Security
Internet Society Position on Internet Shutdowns
Annual Reports and Financials
On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.