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Loads of firms flunk out of next-round gTLD back-end program  139
A surprising number of would-be back-end registry service providers have already been eliminated from ICANN’s Registry Service Pr...
DomainIncite.com - Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 14:21
presidenttrump.xxx among thousands of dead .xxx domains suddenly springing to life  118
Celebrities, politicians, tech bros, and hundreds of household brands are among the registrants of roughly 30,000 dormant .xxx domains ...
DomainIncite.com - Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 7:14
One of the dumbest gTLDs just switched back-ends  243
Why does .blockbuster still exist, seriously? Old-timers such as your humble correspondent will recall Blockbuster as the once world-co...
DomainIncite.com - Monday, June 16, 2025 - 15:14
GoDaddy loses .co to Team Internet  194
Team Internet is to take over back-end duties for .co, after agreeing to take less than half as much as GoDaddy was charging. The Londo...
DomainIncite.com - Friday, June 13, 2025 - 12:18
Governments erect bulk-reg barrier to new gTLD next round  113
No new gTLDs should be added to the internet until ICANN develops policies addressing the abuse of bulk domain name registrations, acco...
DomainIncite.com - Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 8:56
Little interest in cheapo gTLD program  96
ICANN’s program to offer heavily discounted new gTLD application fees to certain organizations has so far seen little uptake, and...
DomainIncite.com - Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 13:26
US government opposes most new gTLDs  129
The US government has come out against most of the new gTLDs likely to be applied for in next year’s application round, saying th...
DomainIncite.com - Monday, June 9, 2025 - 9:56
GoDaddy loses last Amazon business to Identity Digital  320
GoDaddy appears to have lost the last remnants of its Amazon back-end registry services deal. IANA records show that GoDaddy was recent...
DomainIncite.com - Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 4:24
Third Amazon gTLD launch dates revealed  394
Amazon is set to launch not two but at least three of its dormant new gTLDs in the next few months, according to ICANN documentation. A...
DomainIncite.com - Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 3:3
.TOP promises to play nice on DNS abuse  105
.TOP Registry is off the ICANN naughty step, almost a year after it became the first registry to be hit by a public contract-breach not...
DomainIncite.com - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 8:54
Court denies ICANN’s #MeToo “cover up” attempt  267
A Los Angeles court has ruled against ICANN’s attempt to have a former employee’s sexual harassment lawsuit against it thro...
DomainIncite.com - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 1:13
Launch dates for two more Amazon gTLDs revealed  162
Fresh from the launch of .free, .hot and .spot, Amazon has pencilled in launch dates for two more of its backlog of dormant gTLDs. The ...
DomainIncite.com - Monday, June 2, 2025 - 9:13
An end to “Club Med for geeks” ICANN?  255
ICANN has dragged its community to 60 cities around the world over the 26 years and 75 in-person meetings since its foundation, but tha...
DomainIncite.com - Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 14:23
Some people paid premiums for .hot domain hacks  140
Amazon Registry’s launch of three gTLDs last week saw some registrants pay premium prices for .hot domain hacks. Zone file data s...
DomainIncite.com - Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 15:40
.io questions in sharp focus as UK signs Chagos treaty  141
The UK government has signed a treaty handing over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius, which could eventually turn out ...
DomainIncite.com - Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 11:43

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