
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.
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
Reimagining the Summit on Community Networks in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic
With almost half the world’s population offline and left out, there has been one clear lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to affordable Internet connectivity and digital ...
Security Through Encryption and Despite Encryption: An (un)Achievable Outcome?
Internet Governance in the Middle East and North Africa
Moving Toward an Interconnected Africa: The 80/20 Initiative
In 2010, the Africa Internet technical community embraced an ambitious vision to have 80% of all Internet traffic locally accessible with only 20% being sourced internationally by 2020.
...Effective IXP strategies for the Asia-Pacific
The Economic Impact of Laws that Weaken Encryption
Editor's note: The full report and the extracted executive summary are available in pdf format in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Japanese.
- Full report: English ...
Archives
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
Top Tips for Consumers: Internet of Things Security and Privacy
Internet Crossing Borders: Boosting the Internet in Landlocked Developing Countries
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.