The Internet we want is open, trustworthy, and safe. For everyone. But challenges remain: high costs, fragile infrastructure, shutdowns, and privacy threats. Our Action Plan is a roadmap for progress, ...

Any Global Member in good standing may complete an application. When it is completed the application should be submitted by email to [email protected]. Please note that Chapter applications are valid ...

The Call for Nominations is open. The Internet Society is now accepting nominations for the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) (the “PIR Board”). PIR’s business is to manage the ...

OTA analyzes cyber incident and breach events to extract key learnings and provide guidance to help organizations of all sizes raise the bar on trust through enhanced data protection and increased ...

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the latest wave of integration of technology into our lives and surroundings. This rapidly-spreading new generation of devices brings cameras, microphones, sensors, ...

From Vision to Action - How the Technical Community Led the Way to Vision 80/20 In 2010, the Africa Internet technical community embraced an ambitious vision to have 80% of all Internet traffic ...

As we celebrate Earth Day 2024, the world seems to be on fire. Quite literally with some regions battling extreme wildfires, while other regions are drowning under massive flooding. Sea levels are ...

Encryption is a technology designed to help Internet users keep their information and communications private and secure. The process of encryption scrambles information so that it can only be read by ...

The Internet Society’s 2030 Strategy embodies our mission: the Internet is a resource to enrich people’s lives and a force for good in society. Developed through an inclusive process led by our Board ...

Technical measures to screen the content of messages in end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) systems introduce systemic risk for both service providers and users. They frustrate law-abiding users’ intent to ...

Nigeria introduced the “Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019” also known as the Social Media Bill to the Senate for debate in November 2019. The Bill seeks to criminalise the ...

We get better answers to global questions when a range of experts and interests can meaningfully take part in the discussion. Many people talk about ‘the multistakeholder model’ as if it is a single ...