Who controls the internet?

An Internet cafe
 in the ship 'Golden princess'

The answer to this is no one! The internet belongs to, and no single government or organization controls it. Rather, it is made up of many individuals that are owned by different individuals and organizations. There are, however, several major players who have a key role in ensuring that the internet functions smoothly. There is ICANN, which co- ordinates domain names, while the internet society acts as a clearing house for technical standards, and the World Wide Web consortium plots the web’s feature. Software are controlled by corporations such as Microsoft.