In part one of our three-part series, we discussed America’s attempts to regulate the Internet — and many Americans are concerned about the Internet moving away from its current governance model, for good reason. Governance varies around the globe, and one need only look at a highly-restrictive country like China to realize that the Internet doesn’t necessarily have to be free or open in any given country.Running the Internet, despite being a huge international effort, bears similarity to a grassroots co-op

Syria’s Internet blackout entered into its second consecutive day Wednesday, which the state news agency blamed on a fault in optical fibre cables. Landline phone services between Syrian provinces have also been down since Tuesday, SANA said

Two Chinese men use their laptop computers at a cafe in Beijing on November 2, 2012. A number of countries are aggressively trying to control the Internet, a top US diplomat cautioned Thursday, insisting Washington would give no ground when it comes to curbing freedoms on the Web.A number of countries are aggressively trying to control the Internet, a top US diplomat cautioned Thursday, insisting Washington would give no ground when it comes to curbing freedoms on the Web.”Many Middle Eastern countries, Russia, China and others are I believe going to take an increasingly aggressive stand to try to control the Internet,” Alec Ross, the State Department’s outgoing senior adviser on innovation, told reporters in Geneva.