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Domain name news, analysis, and opinion.
Two former ICANN directors want back in
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Two former ICANN directors want back in - Domain Incite
Gluttons for punishment? ICANN's At-Large Community has named the first four candidates standing to join the Org's board of directors, and two of them have form. SĂ©bastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Mau...
https://domainincite.com/31523-two-former-icann-directors-want-back-in
2 days ago
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Former ICANN director could lose control of ccTLD
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Former ICANN director could lose control of ccTLD - Domain Incite
The government of Ghana has announced plans to nationalize the .gh ccTLD, taking control from a former ICANN director who has run the registry for over thirty years. The Minister of Communication, Dig...
https://domainincite.com/31520-former-icann-director-could-lose-control-of-cctld
3 days ago
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UK launches “police.ai”, but does it own the domain?
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UK launches “police.ai”, but does it own the domain? - Domain Incite
The UK's increasingly authoritarian government this afternoon announced extensive policing reforms, including what it called "Police.ai". Home secretary Shabana Mahmood, speaking in Parliament in the ...
https://domainincite.com/31518-uk-launches-police-ai-but-does-it-own-the-domain
3 days ago
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Team Internet still in talks to sell off domains unit
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Team Internet still in talks to sell off domains unit - Domain Incite
Team Internet says negotiations to spin off its domains business are "progressing well" after a difficult 2025. The company yesterday issued a trading update, saying that its 2025 revenue and profit w...
https://domainincite.com/31516-team-internet-still-in-talks-to-sell-off-domains-unit
8 days ago
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Namecheap takes a richly deserved swipe at AI slop.
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Is AI SEO the snake oil of the 2020s? - Namecheap Blog
The AI SEO boom looks like progress, but much of it is recycled mediocrity. Learn where AI belongs in search and where humans must lead.
https://www.namecheap.com/blog/is-ai-seo-the-snake-oil-of-the-2020s/
10 days ago
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NamesCon returning to Miami in November
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NamesCon returning to Miami in November - Domain Incite
NameCon Global will be held again in Miami, Florida, for its 2026 conference, organizers said over the weekend. The annual two-day conference will return November 11 with the Ice Palace Studios at its...
https://domainincite.com/31513-namescon-returning-to-miami-in-november
10 days ago
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Interesting how BlueSky chooses to preview
nazis.us
, which actually redirects to the DHS web site.
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Antifa (United States) - Wikipedia
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11 days ago
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“Mad Dog” politician registers
nazis.us
, redirects to Trump admin site
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“Mad Dog” politician registers nazis.us, redirects to Trump admin site - Domain Incite
An American Congressional candidate has registered the domain name nazis.us and redirected it to the US Department of Homeland security web site. Independent candidate Mark Davis, whose Twitter handle...
https://domainincite.com/31509-mad-dog-politician-registers-nazis-us-redirects-to-trump-admin-site
11 days ago
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“Lowest Price Guaranteed!” $48 .com registrar canned
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“Lowest Price Guaranteed!” $48 .com registrar canned - Domain Incite
ICANN has terminated its second registrar of the week, ending the accreditation of Hong Kong-based 0101 Internet for non-payment of fees and other infractions. The registrar, not to be confused with t...
https://domainincite.com/31507-lowest-price-guaranteed-48-com-registrar-canned
15 days ago
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Fifth-largest gTLD not dead after all
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Fifth-largest gTLD not dead after all - Domain Incite
ICANN has assured users of its zone file distribution service that the .top gTLD is not dead, after an unspecified snafu earlier this week suggested it was. On Wednesday, users of the Centralized Zone...
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21 days ago
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Half of registrar’s domains are abusive, ICANN says
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Half of registrar’s domains are abusive, ICANN says - Domain Incite
A fast-growing registrar seems to be experiencing its growth spurt due to extremely high levels of DNS abuse, including phishing, according to the latest public breach notice from ICANN Compliance. Mo...
https://domainincite.com/31475-half-of-registrars-domains-are-abusive-icann-says
21 days ago
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Burr joins PIR after leaving ICANN board
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Burr joins PIR after leaving ICANN board - Domain Incite
Community lifer Becky Burr has joined Public Interest Registry as senior policy advisor, the company announced today. Burr, who at the US government was instrumental in the formation of ICANN in the l...
https://domainincite.com/31472-burr-joins-pir-after-leaving-icann-board
22 days ago
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Refunds galore as gTLD losers finally bow out
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Refunds galore as gTLD losers finally bow out - Domain Incite
There's been a wave of withdrawals of new gTLD applications over the last couple of months after ICANN gave 15 companies their final notice that it was time to ask for a refund or lose their money for...
https://domainincite.com/31466-refunds-galore-as-gtld-losers-finally-bow-out
22 days ago
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.goo terminated as search engine closes down
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.goo terminated as search engine closes down - Domain Incite
The .goo gTLD is among a pair of dot-brand gTLDs to recently self-terminate. goo was a 1990s-style search portal focused on the Japanese market and owned by local incumbent telco NTT. It eventually lo...
https://domainincite.com/31460-goo-terminated-as-search-engine-closes-down
23 days ago
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GoDaddy to offer domain blocking to people who don’t have trademarks
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GoDaddy to offer domain blocking to people who don’t have trademarks - Domain Incite
GoDaddy's registry arm wants to offer registrants the ability to block others from registering their brands in other TLDs, even if they don't own a registered trademark. In what could be a game-change...
https://domainincite.com/31454-godaddy-to-offer-domain-blocking-to-people-who-dont-have-trademarks
23 days ago
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Happy new year expected for domain industry, says ICANN
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Happy new year expected for domain industry, says ICANN - Domain Incite
ICANN's revenue for 2026 is expected to be significantly above its earlier predictions, and it isn't just because the Org cranked up its registry and registrar fees last year. The budget for fiscal 20...
https://domainincite.com/31451-happy-new-year-expected-for-domain-industry-says-icann
24 days ago
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Team Internet looking to break up
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Team Internet looking to break up - Domain Incite
The return of CentralNic? Team Internet this week announced that it is seeking to break up the company, selling off its various divisions to different buyers. The move follows devastating changes to G...
https://domainincite.com/31446-team-internet-looking-to-break-up
3 months ago
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Noss to leave Tucows corner office
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Noss to leave Tucows corner office - Domain Incite
Tucows CEO Elliot Noss has stepped down after over a quarter century in the role. He will be replaced by Davide Woroch, currently CEO of the Tucows Domains business, reflecting the company's newly rev...
https://domainincite.com/31443-noss-to-leave-tucows-corner-office
3 months ago
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Rubens KĂĽhl has died
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Rubens KĂĽhl has died - Domain Incite
Rubens KĂĽhl, a mainstay of the ICANN community and prolific commentator on the domain name industry, has died tragically young. According to Brazilian ccTLD registry NIC.br, Rubens died November 3 at ...
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3 months ago
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$50 million in BINs for these
DomainNames.com
ultra-premiums
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Ultra-Premium Domains - Command Authority with Ultra-Premium Domain Names
Discover ultra-premium domain names that command authority and drive business growth. Ultra-Premium .com domains for tech, business, and finance.
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3 months ago
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.io sales almost double over three years
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.io sales almost double over three years - Domain Incite
The .io ccTLD continues to be a cash cow, with sales up 6.70% in 2024, according to the registry's latest financial filing. The company also faced its largest-ever UK tax bill last year, at a time whe...
https://domainincite.com/31401-io-sales-almost-double-over-three-years
3 months ago
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Com Laude buys Fairwinds
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Com Laude buys Fairwinds - Domain Incite
Two dot-brand gTLD consultants are to merge in a deal announced today. London-based Com Laude said it is acquiring Washington DC-based Fairwinds Partners for an undisclosed amount. Com Laude said that...
https://domainincite.com/31349-com-laude-buys-fairwinds
4 months ago
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Sixteen new gTLD bids could face the firing squad
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Sixteen new gTLD bids could face the firing squad - Domain Incite
ICANN's board of directors has an unusually bumper crop of non-trivial resolutions on its agenda for next week, including the fate of the .ly TLD, new anti-harassment rules, and killing off as many as...
https://domainincite.com/31323-sixteen-new-gtld-bids-could-face-the-firing-squad
5 months ago
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Registry to release one-letter domains tomorrow
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Registry to release one-letter domains tomorrow - Domain Incite
People looking for a single-character domain name in a two-character ccTLD will have a new option from tomorrow. Adsib, the registry for Bolivian ccTLD, plans to make one and two-character domains dir...
https://domainincite.com/31320-registry-to-release-one-letter-domains-tomorrow
5 months ago
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New ICANN funding rules will cost smaller ccTLDs more
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New ICANN funding rules will cost smaller ccTLDs more - Domain Incite
The way ccTLDs fund ICANN is being reformed, with some registries set to pay thousands of dollars more to the Org's annual budget. The new rules, adopted by the ccNSO late last week, won't affect the ...
https://domainincite.com/31317-new-icann-funding-rules-will-cost-smaller-cctlds-more
5 months ago
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.ai rival lines up gTLD bid
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.ai rival lines up gTLD bid - Domain Incite
The increasingly popular .ai top-level domain looks like it could have its first full competitor before long. An organization called 0G Foundation, which says it has made a "decentralized AI operating...
https://domainincite.com/31315-ai-rival-lines-up-gtld-bid
5 months ago
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Team Internet lays off 200
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Team Internet lays off 200 - Domain Incite
When Google tweaks its algorithms, people lose their jobs. That seems to be the takeaway from Team Internet's latest trading update, which includes the revelation that more than 200 employees, more th...
https://domainincite.com/31313-team-internet-lays-off-200
5 months ago
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Sixteen more orgs vie for cheap gTLDs, but…
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5 months ago
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So who’s registering sunrise domains these days?
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So who’s registering sunrise domains these days? - Domain Incite
Amazon went into sunrise with three gTLDs this week, and I thought it might be interesting to pore over the latest zone files to see which companies are the most motivated to protect their brands nowa...
https://domainincite.com/31305-so-whos-registering-sunrise-domains-these-days
5 months ago
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Cloud gTLD gets launch dates
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Cloud gTLD gets launch dates - Domain Incite
Another long-dormant gTLD from the 2012 round is set to launch soon. Documents filed with ICANN show that the Chinese software company Qihoo 360 is set to launch .yun, the Pinyin transliteration of th...
https://domainincite.com/31303-cloud-gtld-gets-launch-dates
5 months ago
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Governments say new gTLD program “credibility at stake”
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Governments say new gTLD program “credibility at stake” - Domain Incite
ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee is "deeply concerned" about the credibility of the new gTLD program's Next Round, after a scheme to broaden the geographic spread of applicants has started to l...
https://domainincite.com/31288-governments-say-new-gtld-program-credibility-at-stake
5 months ago
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NIXI planning doomed new gTLD bids
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NIXI planning doomed new gTLD bids - Domain Incite
Indian national ccTLD registry NIXI is reportedly planning to branch out into new gTLDs, unfortunately it's picked two strings that are strictly banned under ICANN rules. According to an Economic Time...
https://domainincite.com/31285-nixi-planning-doomed-new-gtld-bids
5 months ago
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AI experts replace Chapman on ICANN board
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AI experts replace Chapman on ICANN board - Domain Incite
ICANN's Nominating Committee has announced its annual picks for the Org's board of directors, with two new fresh faces, both of whom have notable AI policy experience, joining. Constance Bommelaer de ...
https://domainincite.com/31277-ai-experts-replace-chapman-on-icann-board
5 months ago
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RDRS may not be dead
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RDRS may not be dead - Domain Incite
ICANN's pilot Registration Data Request Service could live on beyond its original shelf life, if new recommendations are approved. The GNSO's RDRS Standing Committee has reached consensus on six propo...
https://domainincite.com/31271-rdrs-may-not-be-dead
5 months ago
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Single-letter .com lawsuit thrown out of court
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Single-letter .com lawsuit thrown out of court - Domain Incite
A domainer trying to lay claim to all remaining unregistered single-character .com and .net domain names has had his lawsuit against ICANN thrown out of court for a third time. Bryan Tallman of Verand...
https://domainincite.com/31269-single-letter-com-lawsuit-thrown-out-of-court
5 months ago
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Golding challenges McCarthy for Nominet board seat
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Golding challenges McCarthy for Nominet board seat - Domain Incite
Nominet has revealed the names of just two candidates who are standing in its non-executive director election this year. Rob Golding of Astutium is on the ballot again, this time challenging incumbent...
https://domainincite.com/31266-golding-challenges-mccarthy-for-nominet-board-seat
6 months ago
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Three applicants qualify for cheapo gTLDs
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Three applicants qualify for cheapo gTLDs - Domain Incite
Three organizations have been given ICANN's approval to apply for new gTLDs next year at a deeply discounted rate. All three are non-profit or nongovernmental organizations, ICANN said. Two come from ...
https://domainincite.com/31262-three-applicants-qualify-for-cheapo-gtlds
6 months ago
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Blockchain crisis looming for new gTLD next round
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Blockchain crisis looming for new gTLD next round - Domain Incite
New gTLD applicants could face more of a threat from blockchain-based alternative naming systems next year than perhaps they first thought. ICANN is coming under pressure to give additional rights to ...
https://domainincite.com/31251-blockchain-crisis-looming-for-new-gtld-next-round
6 months ago
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Two more dot-brands leave Verisign for GoDaddy
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Two more dot-brands leave Verisign for GoDaddy - Domain Incite
Verisign's ongoing shedding its registry back-end services clients continued recently, with two dot-brands moving to GoDaddy Registry. The two gTLDs are .norton, the anti-virus brand which now belongs...
https://domainincite.com/31248-two-more-dot-brands-leave-verisign-for-godaddy
6 months ago
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ICANN looking at new bulk reg rules
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ICANN looking at new bulk reg rules - Domain Incite
ICANN seems set to start creating more rules governing DNS abuse, including limits on bulk registrations and more tracking of registrants. A small team of GNSO volunteers have put together a list (pdf...
https://domainincite.com/31241-icann-looking-at-new-bulk-reg-rules
6 months ago
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Reseller loss hits Tucows’ DUM but not revenue
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Reseller loss hits Tucows’ DUM but not revenue - Domain Incite
Tucows reported revenue growth in its domains business in the second quarter, despite its domains under management going down due to a major reseller. The company said last night that domains revenue ...
https://domainincite.com/31239-reseller-loss-hits-tucows-dum-but-not-revenue
6 months ago
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GoDaddy counts cost of losing .co deal
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GoDaddy counts cost of losing .co deal - Domain Incite
GoDaddy has revealed how hard losing its .co registry back-end deal will hit revenue, but insisted that it has no plans to exit the registry business. The company said in its second-quarter earning re...
https://domainincite.com/31236-godaddy-counts-cost-of-losing-co-deal
6 months ago
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Wine producers worried about new gTLDs
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Wine producers worried about new gTLDs - Domain Incite
American vintners are worried that someone might steal their protected regional names in the next new gTLD round. The Napa Valley Vintners has written to ICANN to "express strong opposition to the cre...
https://domainincite.com/31230-wine-producers-worried-about-new-gtlds
6 months ago
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Goodyear tires of its dot-brand
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Goodyear tires of its dot-brand - Domain Incite
For the record, I not proud of that headline. It doesn't even work in British English. But if I hadn't done it, some of you would have complained, and I want you to be happy. Rubber company Goodyear h...
https://domainincite.com/31225-goodyear-tires-of-its-dot-brand
6 months ago
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Team Internet loses Radix to Tucows
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Team Internet loses Radix to Tucows - Domain Incite
Tucows has scored a big win for its back-end registry services business, winning Radix and its portfolio of gTLDs over from rival Team Internet. The companies said in a press release today that Radix ...
https://domainincite.com/31221-team-internet-loses-radix-to-tucows
6 months ago
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ICANN’s “review of reviews” kicks off
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ICANN’s “review of reviews” kicks off - Domain Incite
The ICANN community has kicked off its "review of reviews", a hopefully brief exercise in navel-gazing designed to free ICANN from even more navel-gazing over the longer term. The seven supporting org...
https://domainincite.com/31218-icanns-review-of-reviews-kicks-off
6 months ago
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Huge registrars flee from RDRS
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Huge registrars flee from RDRS - Domain Incite
Ten notable domain registrars have abandoned ICANN's pilot Registration Data Request Service, substantially reducing its usefulness. In June, 11 accredited registrars pulled their support for the volu...
https://domainincite.com/31210-huge-registrars-flee-from-rdrs
6 months ago
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Namecheap loses attempt to bring back .org price caps
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Namecheap loses attempt to bring back .org price caps - Domain Incite
ICANN seems to have won a big victory in its ongoing tussle with Namecheap over price caps for .org and .info domains. A California court ruled late last week that it cannot force ICANN into pricing t...
https://domainincite.com/31206-namecheap-loses-attempt-to-bring-back-org-price-caps
6 months ago
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Registrar shamed for alleged crypto abuse neglect
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Registrar shamed for alleged crypto abuse neglect - Domain Incite
ICANN has given a warning to Malaysian registrar WebNic, claiming that it has turned a blind eye to abuse reports in breach of new Registrar Accreditation Agreement rules. ICANN Compliance says the co...
https://domainincite.com/31204-registrar-shamed-for-alleged-crypto-abuse-neglect
6 months ago
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Poblete’s ICANN board seat safe
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Poblete’s ICANN board seat safe - Domain Incite
Patricio Poblete seems set to serve a third and final term on ICANN's board of directors, after nobody else put themselves forward as an alternative. Poblete, of Chilean ccTLD registry NIC Chile, was ...
https://domainincite.com/31202-pobletes-icann-board-seat-safe
6 months ago
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