There are five models of internet governance:

• The spontaneous cyberspace model: The Internet is beyond the reach of government control, and it is a self-governing realm of individual liberty.

• The transnational institutions and organization model: It inherently transcends national borders. As a result, most suitable institutions are transnational and quasiprivate cooperatives or international organizations with treaty arrangements.

• The internet architecture and code model: Many regulatory decisions are made by communication protocols and other software about how the Internet operates.

• The national government and law model: Regulatory decisions about the Internet are made through legal regulations by national governments.

• The market regulation and economics model: Market forces are driving forces in shaping the nature of the Internet.