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 2024
Our roadmap for tackling the threats and challenges for today’s Internet as we look to grow and defend it for future generations.
2023 Year in Review
The Year in Review shows the steps we took in 2023 to ensure the Internet is for everyone. Learn about the positive difference we made for the Internet.
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.
MANRS Community Report 2021
Internet Impact Brief: End-to-end Encryption under the UK’s Draft Online Safety Bill
2021 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations
Indigenous Peoples in North America are pursuing innovative and independent ways to connect to the Internet. They face unique challenges to connectivity and, when it comes to policymaking, they ...
Enablers of an Open, Globally Connected, Secure and Trustworthy Internet
How to Conduct an Internet Impact Brief
Internet Impact Brief: Mandated Browser Root Certificates in the European Union’s eIDAS Regulation on the Internet
Internet Impact Brief: 2021 Indian Intermediary Guidelines and the Internet Experience in India
Internet Impact Brief: Canada’s Proposed Online Harms Legislation and the Internet
Internet Impact Brief: Technical Architecture of the GAIA-X Project
Measuring the Impact of Local IXPs
How do local Internet exchanges affect Asia-Pacific? Internet exchange point hubs are increasingly playing a critical role in making local Internet faster and more affordable. So how does the ...
Factsheet: How Encryption Can Protect Advocacy Groups and Social Change Movements
Encryption is a tool designed to help Internet users keep their online data and communications private and secure. It plays a critical role in protecting day-to-day digital activities like ...
Internet Impact Brief: Revised Directive on Security of Network and Information (NIS2) – Presidency Compromise Proposal September 2021
Archives
DNS Privacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
IPv6 Security for IPv4 Engineers
Introduction to DNS Privacy
IPv6 Security Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The Internet Society recognises that global deployment of the IPv6 protocol is paramount to accommodate the present and future growth of the Internet. Given the scale at which IPv6 must ...
10 Goals for Good Privacy Protection Law
9 Steps Companies Must Take to Ensure Data Privacy
2018 Email Marketing & Unsubscribe Audit
The 2018 Email Marketing & Unsubscribe Audit found that the vast majority of audited online retailers have embraced unsubscribe best practices, going beyond mere compliance, and have shown continued improvement ...
Best Practices: Email Unsubscribe
Email is a vibrant channel for marketers to connect with consumers on many fronts, providing an important value exchange between consumers and industry. Marketing emails can range from promotional offers ...
The Internet Society Survey on Policy Issues in Asia-Pacific 2018
The Internet and Extra-Territorial Effects of Laws
How to avoid rule-setting and decision-making that will constrain the Internet around the world
The Internet is global, so regulations and court decisions that affect it may have extra-territorial[1] effects ...ITU Plenipotentiary 2018 – Issues Matrix
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.