Internet Impact Briefs (IIBs)
Internet Impact Brief: Nepal’s Proposed National Internet Gateway
Strengthening the Internet
19 February 2024
Internet Impact Brief: Nepal’s Proposed National Internet Gateway
Learn about the implications of Nepal’s National Internet Gateway proposal on Internet access and security.
Internet Impact Brief: How Canada’s Online News Act Will Harm the Internet, Restricting Innovation, Security, and Growth of the Digital Economy
Internet Way of Networking
14 February 2023
Internet Impact Brief: How Canada’s Online News Act Will Harm the Internet, Restricting Innovation, Security, and Growth of the Digital Economy
Read how Canada’s Online News Act contributes to fragmentation by undermining encryption and splintering the relationship and experiences of...
Internet Impact Brief: How the US EARN IT Act Threatens Security, Confidentiality, and Safety Online
Strengthening the Internet
17 November 2022
Internet Impact Brief: How the US EARN IT Act Threatens Security, Confidentiality, and Safety Online
Read how the US EARN IT Act poses an existential threat to the Internet safety and security by preventing...
Internet Impact Brief: Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022
Strengthening the Internet
9 November 2022
Internet Impact Brief: Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022
Read how the draft telecommunication bill may affect Internet-based services in India, and more broadly, the health of the...
Internet Impact Brief: European Commission Proposal to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Internet Way of Networking
19 August 2022
Internet Impact Brief: European Commission Proposal to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Read how limitations on encryption arising from the CSA Proposal would move the Internet further from its potential as...
Internet Impact Brief: Proposals to Regulate Content Moderation on Social Media Platforms in Brazil
Internet Way of Networking
11 July 2022
Internet Impact Brief: Proposals to Regulate Content Moderation on Social Media Platforms in Brazil
Read how Brazilian Bill 3227/2021 may affect the Internet by impacting what it needs to thrive as an open,...
Internet Impact Brief: India CERT-In Cybersecurity Directions 2022
Strengthening the Internet
1 June 2022
Internet Impact Brief: India CERT-In Cybersecurity Directions 2022
Read how the draft regulation may affect Internet development in India, and more broadly, the health of the global...
Old Rules in New Regulations – Why “Sender Pays” Is a Direct Threat to the Internet
Internet Way of Networking
26 May 2022
Old Rules in New Regulations – Why “Sender Pays” Is a Direct Threat to the Internet
If we stop treating the Internet as a technology-neutral, general purpose network, we'll lose it.
Internet Impact Brief: South Korea’s Interconnection Rules
Strengthening the Internet
11 May 2022
Internet Impact Brief: South Korea’s Interconnection Rules
Read how a series of enacted and proposed revisions of Telecommunications Business Act in South Korea affect further Internet...
Internet Impact Brief: Impact of Ukraine’s Requests to Block Russia’s Access to the Internet
Strengthening the Internet
18 March 2022
Internet Impact Brief: Impact of Ukraine’s Requests to Block Russia’s Access to the Internet
Learn how politically motivated actions to prevent people from accessing the global Internet would cause significant harm to the...
Internet Impact Brief: How Refusing Russian Networks Will Impact the Internet
Strengthening the Internet
18 March 2022
Internet Impact Brief: How Refusing Russian Networks Will Impact the Internet
Read how actions to block networks from accessing the global Internet cause significant harm what the Internet needs to...
Internet Impact Brief: Bangladesh: Regulation for Digital, Social Media and OTT Platforms, 2021
Strengthening the Internet
4 March 2022
Internet Impact Brief: Bangladesh: Regulation for Digital, Social Media and OTT Platforms, 2021
Finds that the provisions outlined in the draft regulation could have serious repercussions on the usefulness of the Internet...