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# ISOC

Internet Society

A global nonprofit that promotes an open and secure internet. It is the organizational home of the IETF, the body that writes internet standards. In domain news it matters most as the parent of PIR, the registry for .org.

## related terms

- [IETF](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ietf/)
- [PIR](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pir/)
- [internet governance](https://tldlog.com/glossary/internet-governance/)
- [IGF](https://tldlog.com/glossary/igf/)