Professor Subject Date Why America Is Giving up Control of ICANN Introduction It is evident that at the present day Internet performs a significant role in the different aspects of life. Therefore, Internet governance has become a critical topic of concern in many countries all over the world. Drawing on the fact that Internet is an important mass medium, many countries took an immense effort to gain control of its governance. What is more, it is necessary to mention that in the twenty-first century, the Internet has become a crucial political medium. The matter is that up to date advances in Internet technology have contributed to the new, more efficient ways of political campaigning and dissemination of news information with a help of video and social networking tools. It also helped many countries to have a leading position in the certain areas since it is a nice way to embrace a huge number of people at a moment and influence them in an effective way. It turned out that the United States has always taken the dominant position. It is known that the United States is constantly introducing the innovative approaches of delegating authority of the governance functions to private