First dot-brand of the year self-terminates55 It’s been almost 10 months since ICANN last received a demand from a dot-brand registry operator to terminate its contract, but 2...
The Tax Man to get domain takedown powers61 The Tax Man is going to get powers to ask for domains to be taken down in the UK, according to local registry Nominet. His Majesty̵...
Google adds .here and .eat to launch roster101 Google has added the long-dormant gTLDs .here and .eat to its 2026 launch timetable, synchronized with the previously announced launch ...
Cybercrime link as t.me gets taken down97 Speculation is rampant online right now after t.me, the domain used for short links by the messaging service Telegram, was apparently t...
ICANN rules could hamper agentic AI domain regs94 Bulk registration of domain names is likely to become more difficult under policy proposals being considered in ICANN, potentially limi...
A dot-brand walks into a bar102 “He doesn’t need a VPN, his network works above the DNS. Do you know what the DNS is?” When he said it, the 80-year-o...
.dot is coming very soon116 New new gTLD registry Dish DBS has revealed the launch dates for its .dot gTLD, and it’s coming pretty soon. Information filed wi...
Google names the dates for .fly launch108 Google seems to have accelerated its launch plans for .fly, one of the 2012-round gTLDs it’s been sitting on for over a decade. T...
Harassment down, bitchiness up at ICANN97 ICANN’s Ombuds dealt with 50% more cases in its last-reported year, with most of the growth attributable to community members who...
