10 Years. 55,000 Domains. 1.5 Billion People. A Performance Review Africa Deserves — As the 2026 gTLD Round Opens. March 20, 2026 This article is part of the.africa Commentary Series — a living archive of analysis, precedent, and warnings from the architect of the .africa domain. In July 2024, the people who took .africa gathered […]
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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?”,
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