Together with our global community, we extend the Internet’s reach and protect its long-term well-being.
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2023 Year in Review
Over 2.6 billion people worldwide lack Internet access, and for those connected, many lack adequate laws and practices that safeguard their online privacy.
Since 1992, we’ve made it our mission to change this. With the dedicated contributions of our community and partners, we work to extend the Internet’s reach and make it secure.
In our 2023 Year in Review, we spotlight our progress and our global community’s vital role in this.
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2024 West Africa Submarine Cable Outage Report
On 14 March 2024, 13 West and Southern African countries experienced slow Internet service or near-total outages.
We’ve been monitoring and analyzing the outages and repairs, highlighting the importance of resilient infrastructure.
We’ve been monitoring and analyzing the outages and repairs, highlighting the importance of resilient infrastructure.
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Bring the Internet to Your Community
The Community Network DIY Toolkit provides the simple steps you need to get a network going.
Follow the toolkit from start to finish or use it as a resource to answer specific questions about building and managing your community network.
Follow the toolkit from start to finish or use it as a resource to answer specific questions about building and managing your community network.
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Join us for Community Days 2024
Think global. Act local.
We’re hosting five regional Community Days to celebrate you—Internet Society members—and everything you’ve accomplished. We’ll also discuss ways to continue protecting the Internet so that it remains a force for good for everyone.
We’re hosting five regional Community Days to celebrate you—Internet Society members—and everything you’ve accomplished. We’ll also discuss ways to continue protecting the Internet so that it remains a force for good for everyone.
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”There’s no better place to meet interesting, internationally-minded people with a similar mission. You can have your coffee around the corner. But if you want to see the world, you need to have your coffee with someone from the Internet Society.”
We work together to ensure the Internet thrives and everyone can benefit from it.
Organization members
Chapters and special interest groups
Individual members
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Leading image: © Nyani Quarmyne, We help grow the Internet, We make the Internet stronger: © Nyani Quarmyne, We shape the Internet of the future: © Atul Loke, Read our blog: © Candice Ward, Donate: © Nyani Quarmyne