Who owns the internet?

Who owns the internet?

• Google

• Facebook

• Microsoft

• No one owns the Internet

The Internet is based on a physical architecture that connects computer networks around the world. This physical architecture includes many hardware (such as computers, modems, routers, cables, cell towers, satellites.) and operates according to the Internet protocol TCP/IP.

In reality, no single individual or organization owns or controls the entire Internet. Each individual or organization may own and monitor a part of this architecture, but no one owns the entire Internet.

However, there are many organizations that monitor and standardize what happens on the Internet, manage IP, domain names, such as NSF (National Science Foundation), IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), or ICANN, InterNIC.