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.

COVID-19 Impact on Internet Performance

This report holistically examines the state of Internet infrastructure, performance, network resilience and discusses insights on how to strengthen Internet …

Action Plan 2021

The Internet gives us a way to reach out to one another and to renew the ties that can bind …

White Paper: Considerations for Mandating Open Interfaces

People all around the world depend on the Internet to live their lives and do their jobs. Behind the surface of …

Traceability and Cybersecurity

Traceability, or the ability track down the originator of a particular piece of content or message, is at the center …

Impact of COVID-19 on the Internet Ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa

This paper focuses on the challenges of addressing the COVID-19 crisis and its potential aftermath in the Middle East and …

Insights from Internet Society’s 2020 Public Pulse Survey

Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how critical the Internet is to daily life – a point further emphasized in …

Breaking Encryption Myths

What the European Commission’s leaked report got wrong about online security In September 2020, a draft European Commission report called …

2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations

Policy recommendations resulting from the 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy …

Internet Way of Networking Use Case: Data Localization

This use case analyzes the effect that government policies regarding data localization may have on the Internet Way of Networking …
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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.

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Policy Briefs

Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.

Internet Impact Briefs

Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.