ICANN
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ICANN Forces .blog Registry to Rebrand, Threatens Termination
Domainincite：ICANN has issued a mandatory rebranding order to Knock Knock Whois There (KKWT), the registry operator for .blog, demanding that it change its name to Knock Knock RDAP…
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ICANN Releases Latest Tax Return, Revealing Salaries and Expenses
Domainnamewire News：ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has published its Form 990 tax return for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, detailing the organi…
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ICANN to Eliminate 60-Day Domain Transfer Lock
Domainincite News：ICANN is set to eliminate the controversial 60-day domain transfer lock policy. During the ICANN 82 meeting in Seattle this week, the GNSO Council voted to approv…
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ICANN Gets a $2 Million Christmas Bonus as Domain Industry Outperforms Expectations
The domain industry exceeded projections in the latter half of 2024, leading to an unexpected $2 million revenue boost for ICANN. The increase came as gTLD registries and registrar…
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LA Wildfire Victims Get Domain Renewal Relief
Victims of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have been granted temporary relief from domain expirations, according to an ICANN notice sent to registrars. ICANN’s Emergency P…
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ICANN Terminates Six gTLDs, Five May Be Auctioned
ICANN has terminated the registry agreements for six gTLDs, reducing the number of active generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on the internet. Five of these were managed by Asia Gree…
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Whois Officially Retired as RDAP Takes Over
On January 28, 2025, Whois was officially retired, marking the end of an era for domain registration data queries. As of today, ICANN’s transition period has ended, and registrars …
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ICANN Terminates Contracts with Asia Green Registry
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has terminated the registry agreements with Istanbul-based Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. Th…
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The Arab Center for Domain Dispute Resolution (ACDR) Stops Accepting UDRP Cases
RA Daniel Dingeldey, December 20, 2024 The Arab Center for Domain Dispute Resolution (ACDR), founded in 2013, has officially ceased its operations. It becomes the third ICANN-accre…
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ICANN Board Seat Election Update: Six Candidates Announced
Six prominent candidates are vying for ICANN’s Board seat 13, representing the domain industry’s Contracted Parties House. They include leaders from Verisign, Amazon, GoDaddy, Iden…
