March 17, 2026 This article is part of the .africa Commentary Series — a living archive of analysis, precedent, and warning from the architect of the .africa domain. In July 2024, the prople who took .africa gathered in Kigali to celebrate a decade in the industry. Photos were taken. Speeches were made. “Visionaries” were thanked. […]
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First published on CircleID — March 6, 2026Part of the ICANN & Governance Series → A Stanford research scholar asks whether the multi-stakeholder model can guide AI. The record of more than a dozen IRPs offers answers he hasn’t considered. Charles Mok’s recent CircleID article, “Do We Need Alignment Between Internet Governance and AI Governance?”,
February 21, 2026This article is part of the .africa Commentary Series — a living archive of analysis, precedent, and warning from the architect of the .africa domain. In 2015, we won an Independent Review Process against ICANN. The IRP panel ruled that the ICANN Board had violated its own bylaws by failing to conduct due
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