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ICANN

British  
/ ˈaɪkæn /

acronym

  1. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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A favorite Russian target is a group of experts known as ICANN, which oversees the internet’s system of domain names.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022

But its best shot at stopping the pending sale lies with ICANN, which can veto any change in ownership out of concern for the security, reliability or stability of the .org domain.

From Reuters • Jan. 7, 2020

That’s not clear, and it’s uncharted territory for ICANN, which is still awaiting the response to its December 9th request for information.

From The Verge • Dec. 17, 2019

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

ICANN: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a nonprofit that establishes naming standards on the internet to ensure that computers can communicate with one another.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2016