ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is an international non-profit organization with full control over the Domain Name Service (DNS). Since its inception, ICANN operated under the oversight of the US. This has caused contention between the international members, specifically Russia and China, afraid that the U.S. will manipulate DNS for its benefit ahead of the needs of the international community. On October 1, 2016, the US ceded oversight of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to an international governing body made up of representatives from 160 countries. Do internet research on this transfer and analyze and explain the transfer, the new oversight committee and how, or if, it will affect how we access the internet.

Explain ICANN and its role in internet architecture.

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