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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a global organization that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS) on Tuesday launched Africa's first Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster that aims to boost internet access and security in the continent. Goran Marby, ICANN President and CEO told journalists that the…

ICANN launches new root server to boost internet access, security in Africa-

The global internet is under threat as the conflict in Ukraine continues.

The global internet is under threat as the conflict in Ukraine continues.

ARTICLE 19 agrees with the decision taken by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board to deny Ukraine’s request to block or suspend Russia’s top-level domain(s).

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When website addresses using writing systems like Chinese and Arabic were introduced back in 2009, it was hailed as a step that would transform the internet. But 12 years later, the vast majority of the web remains wedded to the Roman alphabet – and ICANN, the organisation in charge of protecting the internet’s infrastructure, is on a mission to change it.

When Web site addresses using writing systems like Chinese and Arabic were introduced back in 2009, it was hailed as a step that would transform the Internet. But 12 years later, the vast majority of the Web remains wedded to the Roman alphabet — and ICANN, the organization in charge of protecting the Internet’s infrastructure, is on a mission to change it. “The truth of the matter is that even if half the world’s population uses the Internet today, it’s the elite of the world — main...

When website addresses using writing systems like Chinese and Arabic were introduced back in 2009, it was hailed as a step that would transform the internet.

While it is theoretically possible to type a web address in more than 150 scripts, much of the internet remains incompatible with writing systems other than the Latin alphabet.