The Internet began as a Pentagon-funded project called ARPANET, a network linking computers in some American universities and government agencies. <br /><br />Eventually, it was opened up to become the world wide web, connecting everything from computers and mobile phones to tablets and video game consoles.<br /><br />No one government fully controls the Internet, but the US does regulate some protocols. Faced with pressures, it is now considering relinquishing some of it to global stakeholders.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports.
