Community networks were not always accepted by the mainstream Internet governance ecosystem. But they have helped connect ...

While often well-intentioned, policies requiring age checks create risks for people’s privacy, security, and access to an open Internet.

This brief is the updated version of Unleashing Community Networks: Innovative Licensing Approaches, published on 14 May 2018. Find the previous version on the Web Archive. Executive Summary Community ...

Now, as we move into the second year of this journey, our 2026 Action Plan, alongside the Internet Society Foundation’s plan, shows how we’ll turn these ambitions into reality. The Internet we want is ...

The Internet Society commends the co-facilitators’ leadership and openness in facilitating stakeholders’ participation in the WSIS+20 review process and believes that continued transparency throughout ...

Because the Internet impacts all of us, we work with organizations of all shapes and sizes to address the wide range of social, economic, and policy issues. Our organization members and partners ...

Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) is a prestigious global event where international leaders, policymakers, industry experts, think tanks, cyber wizards etc gather to deliberate on issues and ...

People need an Internet they can trust. We’re fighting to make that happen. Every minute of every hour, people connect with one another online, sharing information, ideas, and dreams. Working with our ...

The Internet Society at IGF 2025 in Norway (The Who, What, When, Where, and Why) The Internet Society will be attending IGF 2025 in Norway. Find out what we'll be doing, why, and where ...

The overall responsibility for managing Internet Protocol address or domain names at upper levels is vested in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), which delegates the actual administration ...

People are what ultimately hold the Internet together. The Internet’s development has been based on voluntary cooperation and collaboration. Cooperation and collaboration remain the essential factors ...

Once you have successfully applied for the Chapter and have gone through the review process, you will receive the Internet Society Chapter Charter agreement which outlines the support the Chapter will ...