Who Governs the Internet?

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[...] In fact, current equipment is capable of discriminating or choosing information to be disseminated or not, depending on the router, port number. In addition, ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are interested in this data in order to better master the bandwidth rate, for example for videos, and thus grant themselves arbitrary private control over data flow management. This principle is currently the subject of debates to define a possible form of legislation. However, ethical questions around the principle in terms of security raise questions. [...]

[...] We would be tempted to answerall » since each one plays a role, from the internet reader to the internet actor. However, very few know and use their rights on the internet. This domain appears to be unclear and poorly known. Yet, regulatory bodies exist: for example, ICANN is responsible for managing domain names, its level of action therefore appears relatively central. In addition, the governments of each country have a veto or restrictions on the information disseminated on the internet. Is the internet network reliable? The network draws its etymology from the word filet and mainly to circulate information. [...]

[...] It uses automatic encoding and decoding techniques. However, this process is not without flaws because it is possible to obtain the codes, modify them or appropriate them by mastering the system of interfaces. Furthermore, it is not regulated, nor officially governed by any proper instance because it is open to all its users. As a result, everything that is done, exchanged or posted depends solely on the responsibility of its authors, despite the existence of some censorship bodies in certain countries. [...]