content: Basically, other governments (Brazil, China, Russia, etc) hate that the U.S. controls ICANN, an organization that manages the namespaces of the internet that ensures its operating security and stability. They have a reason to be concerned because of the recent U.S. global surveillance scandal. Some have been comparing this with what former U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter did to the Panama Canal. Congressman Duffy and Senator Cruz even introduced the Protecting Internet Freedom Act to stop Pres. Obama from going through with the plan.