> I would like to issue a question here, who controls this Internet? The global abstract Internet ? nobody.
Your government/service provider and/or the government/service provider of the destination you are trying to reach may restrict/block/redirect/tweak/tamper/sniff/shape the free flow of packets. Have you ever considered trying to use Tor ? (http://www.torproject.org/ well if you can get to it :-) PS. ICANN has no responsibility or operational role denying access or services. Regards
