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.

WSIS+20 Revision 1 (Rev.1) Matrix – Internet Society Analysis

This document represents our ongoing efforts to identify how the language proposed in the first revision of the WSIS+20 Zero …

Policy Brief: Enhancing the Resilience of Submarine Internet Infrastructure

This document presents a forward-looking and optimistic approach to enhancing Internet resilience through practical and policy-driven solutions …

World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) Issues Matrix

This chart summarizes and systematizes the proposed changes to Internet-related WTDC-22 resolutions …

Mandated DNS Blocking: A Guide for Legal Professionals

Mandated DNS blocking is the wrong tool for public policy enforcement. The DNS exists to make the Internet usable, not …

Policy Brief: Open Internet Standards

By actively promoting and formally recognizing open standards in public policy, we can protect the building blocks that enable interoperability, …

Policy Brief: Internet Shutdowns

This policy brief urges policymakers to adopt policies that eliminate shutdowns as a tool and to analyze and weigh the …

ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) Background Paper

This background paper is intended to provide the Internet Society community and interested parties with a general overview of the …

Policy Brief: Spectrum Policy

We need deliberate policy and regulatory measures to ensure spectrum availability for community-centered initiatives …

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 …
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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.