IntroductionThe definition of Internet governance remains broad and depends on the context of the situation. It is important to understand that the term is not limited to the activities of governments. However, for the purposes of this article, I will primarily explore the arguments and issues surrounding legal regulation of the Internet, including factors shaping the debate such as the political environment, open information sharing and the importance of international collaboration on this subject. It is also critical to understand how the mechanisms of Internet infrastructure allow for low barriers to entry, making state-level security and control difficult. By governance, I refer to the processes and institutions, both formal and informal, that guide and constrain the collective activities of a group (Keohane, 2002). Much of Internet Governance (IG) is currently controlled by a global institution, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The organization operates as a primarily independent nonprofit that draws its power from the U.S. Congressional Department. It's easier to think of them as the Internet's phone book, or a switchboard connecting point A to point B. Most of the Internet's 2.8 billion users reside outside the United States, and many Although the US government has never blocked ICANN's proposed changes, they continue to hold the keys to what could easily be considered digital hegemony (Doing the ICANN, 2014). With such a massive network of stakeholders such as states, special interest groups, NGOs and powerful private industry players embroiled in the GI debate, the status quo is sure to change. This topic represents another example of a growing number of problems...... middle of article ......hallenges-us-hegemony-global-news-532137 Henry H. Perritt, Jr. (1998) . Internet, threat to sovereignty? Reflections on the role of the Internet in strengthening national and global governance. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring 1998), pp. 423-442. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25691114Keohane, RO and Nye, JS (2002) Power and Interdependence in the Information Age, inE.C. Kamarck and JS Nye (eds.) Governance.com – Democracy in the Information Age. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution. Mearsheimer, John J. (2001c) The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, New York: Norton. Toyama, K. (October 2, 2013). How Internet Censorship Really Works in China. The Atlantic. Retrieved May 5, 2014 from http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/10/how-internet-censorship-actually-works-in-china/280188/