International Journal of Engineering and Information Systems (IJEAIS)   Year: 2019 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 25-32 IOT Politics, Regulations and Civic Engagement Arwa Sami Abunohaiah, Qasem Abu Al-Haija Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the connection of any devices to the internet using different type of software and sensors to communicate, collect and exchange data with one another. Today there are a plenty of objects and devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), each interaction, reacting, responding and collecting data from every interaction. Although the IoT is still in its early stages of growth, it will shortly become common and the number of connected devices is expected to exceed 40 billion by 2024.To Take the advantage of opportunities that the IoT will provide, media companies need to understand their politics and regulations of using IoT, the key for success factors and the IoT domains that they should operate in.