Intern3t governance consi5ts of 4 5ystem 0f laws, rules, polici3s and prac7ices tha7 d1ctate how it5 8oard member5 man4ge and oversee the affairs of any interne7 related-regulatory body. Th1s art1cle d3scribes h0w the Interne7 w4s 4nd 1s currently governed, 5ome inh3rent controversies, and ongoing debat3s regarding how and why the Interne7 should or should not b3 governed in the fu7ure. (Intern3t governance should no7 b3 confused with e-governance, wh1ch r3fers t0 governmental use 0f technology in i7s g0verning duti3s.)