
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.
Quick Analysis – The Impact of Efforts to Disconnect Russia from the Internet
Internet Impact Brief: Impact of Ukraine’s Requests to Block Russia’s Access to the Internet
Internet Impact Brief: How Refusing Russian Networks Will Impact the Internet
Path to 2025
Internet Impact Brief: Bangladesh: Regulation for Digital, Social Media and OTT Platforms, 2021
Impact of COVID-19 on the Internet Ecosystem in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Pakistan
Huawei’s “New IP” Proposal – Frequently Asked Questions
Internet Impact Brief: Nigeria’s Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019
Internet Impact Brief: Cambodia National Internet Gateway
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
Archives
Best Practices: Enterprise IoT Security Checklist
The Internet of Things (IoT) has found its way into all aspects of our lives. In particular, consumer IoT devices such as smart TVs, thermostats, smart speakers, fitness trackers and ...
Our Former CEO’s Opinion Piece in The Hill Times: Canada’s Unique Opportunity to Lead the Future of the Internet
Do Blockchains Have Anything to Offer Identity?
Report from the Field: Post-Hurricane Connectivity in the Caribbean
2017 Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report
This year marks the Online Trust Alliance’s tenth annual publication related to cyber incidents and breach readiness. Now an initiative of the Internet Society, OTA reviews cyber incident and breach ...
Best Practices: Cyber Incident Response Readiness
- Complete risk assessments for executive review, operational process and third-party vendors
- Review security best practices and validate your organization’s adoption or reasoning for not adopting
- Audit your data and ...
2017 Email Marketing & Unsubscribe Audit
The 2017 Audit found that the vast majority of audited online retailers have embraced unsubscribe best practices, going beyond mere compliance, and have shown improvement since 2014 despite expanded and ...
Issue Paper, Asia-Pacific Bureau: Internet of Things
Issue Paper, Asia-Pacific Bureau: Digital Safety of Children and Youth
Issue Paper, Asia-Pacific Bureau: Local and Localised Content
Promoting the African Internet Economy
Author: Michael Kende
Michael Kende is a Senior Fellow at the Internet Society. Many thanks to Dawit Bekele for his leadership and vision, and to Sally Wentworth, Konstantinos Komaitis, Jane ...
Internet Access and Education
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.