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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">Please join NCUC Africa for their webinar,
<span style="color:black">DNS Abuse between ICANN’s Remit and Non-Commercial Interests in the African Region.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">Monday, 20 April 2026 at 15:00 UTC for 60 min.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif"> Check your time zone
<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCUC+Africa+Webinar&iso=20260420T15&p1=%3A&ah=1">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">Please register
<a href="https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/5retM5d7Rh6pWqNl7-JiKg">here</a> to receive the Zoom details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The
<b>Domain Name System (DNS)</b> is a critical component of the internet’s infrastructure, enabling users to access websites through human-readable domain names. However, the DNS is increasingly exploited for malicious activities such as phishing, malware distribution,
botnets, and spam—collectively referred to as <b>DNS Abuse</b>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Within the multistakeholder model of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), addressing DNS Abuse has become a priority. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">As global concern over cybersecurity grows, there is increasing pressure on ICANN and contracted parties (registries and registrars) to take stronger action against
DNS Abuse. However, debates persist about:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The scope of ICANN’s remit<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The definition and categories of DNS Abuse<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Risks of overreach into content regulation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Impacts on non-commercial users and digital rights<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Non-commercial stakeholders—including civil society, academia, and end-user advocates—play a key role in ensuring that DNS Abuse mitigation efforts
respect human rights, freedom of expression, and privacy.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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