News
Read the stories from our European Chapters.
Read the stories from our European Chapters.
A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users
Encryption
25 July 2025
A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users
The Internet Society jointly filed a request in a UK court on Wednesday to provide expert evidence on privacy...
Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society
Encryption
25 July 2025
Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society
In early February of this year, the Internet Society hosted an Encryption Advocacy Workshop in Brussels for European civil society...
“This is a Pivotal Moment for the Future of the Internet” – Remarks On The 30th Anniversary of the Internet Society Finland Chapter
Speeches
25 November 2024
“This is a Pivotal Moment for the Future of the Internet” – Remarks On The 30th Anniversary of the Internet Society Finland Chapter
On 25 November 2024, Internet Society President and CEO Sally Wentworth delivered the following remarks remotely into the 30th...
Remarks for the 25th Anniversary of the Internet Society Netherlands Chapter
Speeches
10 October 2024
Remarks for the 25th Anniversary of the Internet Society Netherlands Chapter
On 10 October 2024, a pre-recorded video message from Internet Society President and CEO Sally Wentworth was shown during...
What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms
Supporting a Secure and Trustworthy Internet
18 March 2024
What Governments Can Learn from Canada when Regulating Online Harms
Canada's Online Harms Act should be an example of how to protect the fundamentals of the Internet while improving...
Network Usage Fees: The European Commission Plays Politics with the Global Internet
Supporting a Secure and Trustworthy Internet
19 October 2023
Network Usage Fees: The European Commission Plays Politics with the Global Internet
The European Commission is playing politics with the global Internet. It’s time it clearly rejected the idea of “network...
Resources
Promoting the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.
Promoting the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.
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Breaking Encryption Myths
What the European Commission’s leaked report got wrong about online security In September 2020, a draft European Commission report...
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Insights from Internet Society’s 2020 Public Pulse Survey
Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how critical the Internet is to daily life – a point further emphasized...
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Meeting Europe’s Connectivity Challenge
This paper looks at the challenges and opportunities involved in setting up, maintaining and expanding Community Networks throughout Europe.
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Tusheti Case Study
Find out how one of Europe's most remote communities set up a community network, boosting tourism, the local economy...
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Tajikistan Internet Exchange Point Environment Assessment
The establishment of an efficient Internet exchange point (IXP) in Tajikistan is a key part of improving the overall...
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Kyrgyz Internet Environment Assessment
The objective of this report is to contribute to the Internet development efforts in the Kyrgyz Republic by providing...
Our Members
With 28 active Chapters in the region, the European Bureau hosts 21% of the global Internet Society Chapters. Our chapters from all parts of Europe, coming from diverse and multicultural backgrounds, support and contribute to our principles and mission through educational activities, community and public policy programs and events. (as of December 2020)
With 28 active Chapters in the region, the European Bureau hosts 21% of the global Internet Society Chapters. Our chapters from all parts of Europe, coming from diverse and multicultural backgrounds, support and contribute to our principles and mission through educational activities, community and public policy programs and events. (as of December 2020)