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.

2025 Action Plan

Our 2025 Action Plan outlines our priorities in 2025, which demonstrate our collective ambition to ensure that the Internet is …

Archive of the Older Organization Reports

Archives of the Older Organization Reports Annual Reports (2015-2019) Action Plan 2020 Action Plan, PDF, archived online version 2019 Action …

ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2024 Matrix

It summarizes the changes to Internet-related resolutions (including new resolutions) to identify issues, areas of concern, organizations impacted, and so …

Case Study: Canada’s Online News Act Hurt Journalism, Competition, and the Internet

Read about the impacts of Canada’s Online News Act on the Internet and how countries can develop laws to support …

Traceability in End-to-End Encrypted Environments

This brief explains how traceability impacts the security and privacy of end-to-end encrypted communications and highlights the technical flaws and …

The Olympics and the Internet: A Timeline

The Olympics and the Internet are both global connectors. Learn about how the Internet evolved the way we interact with …

2024 East Africa Submarine Cable Outage Report

Discover the impact of the submarine cable cuts on local connectivity in East Africa and the importance of resilience in …

Preemptive Monitoring in End-to-end Encrypted Services

Technical measures to screen messages in end-to-end encrypted systems introduce systemic risk for both service providers and users …

ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2024: Background Paper

This draft background paper is intended to provide the Internet Society community and interested parties with an outline of the …
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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.