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The popularly held image of the Internet is that it exists as a global resource that — the best efforts of some governments notwithstanding — is impossible to fully control, almost like a technological force of nature.
But, of course, a clear Wi-Fi connection doesn’t just appear out of thin air. The Internet, like all types of man-made infrastructure, has regulations and dedicated human monitors. The ultimate authority, perhaps unknown to many of its global users, has been at the US Department of Commerce.
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