Open Internet standards are the cornerstone of the Internet’s success, and the processes for creating them must remain open ...

The Internet is for everyone. But for that to be a reality, we need more than to connect the unconnected: we need to make access meaningful. ...

The Internet Society serves a pivotal role in the world as a global leader on Internet policy, technical, economic, and social matters, and as a strong supporter of the Internet Engineering Task Force ...

Organizations join the Internet Society to have a seat at the table in developing an open, secure, and globally accessible Internet. Because they know that the future of their organization depends on ...

This policy brief urges policymakers to adopt policies that eliminate shutdowns as a tool and to analyze and weigh the effects of restricting access.

The Internet Society supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society. Our work aligns ...

The security of IPv6 networks is extremely important. On this page we feature some of the resources to help you learn more about IPv6 security. The most recent information posted to our site can be ...

In 1973, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated a research program to investigate techniques and technologies for interlinking packet networks of various kinds. The ...

How we see critical Internet issues. These documents are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. You are welcome to share and re-use these documents. If you ...

A community network in Zimbabwe grows from cyber café to local hub of knowledge, healthcare, and development, realizing the Internet as a place of possibility. How does a modest cyber café become an ...

The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the protocol used throughout the Internet to exchange routing information between networks. It is the language spoken by routers on the Internet to determine how ...

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 ...