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ICANN

British  
/ ˈaɪkæn /

acronym

  1. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Likewise, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, is an organization that has successfully promoted discussion and decision-making among diverse internet actors, especially by leveraging its multistakeholder governance model.

From Slate ● May 30, 2023

That request was denied by DNS overseer ICANN, which warned a revocation could have “devastating and permanent effects on the trust and utility of this global system.”

From The Verge ● Apr. 11, 2022

She attacked ICANN, the panel of engineers and technologists established in 1998.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2021

The firm counts a recent former head of ICANN, the internet’s governing authority, as one of its advisers.

From Reuters ● Jan. 7, 2020

Also weighing in was Esther Dyson, the founding chairman of ICANN, who tweeted that she was “appalled” at what she called “the great .ORG heist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2019

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