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After six days of in-depth discussions and collaboration, the ICANN 84 Annual Conference successfully concluded in Dublin, Ireland on October 30th. The conference attracted represe…

The 2025 ICANN84 Annual General Meeting was held in Dublin, Ireland, from October 25 to 30, 2025. Originally scheduled for Muscat, Oman, due to regional airspace disruptions, ICANN…

The turmoil at the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) continues. Court-appointed administrator Gowtamsingh Dabee has announced the cancellation of the ongoing Board of Di…

Due to ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the relocation of its ICANN84 Annual General Meeting from …

Despite legal interventions and growing international attention, the crisis surrounding the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) continues to escalate. The much-anticipated…

ICANN is facing an unprecedented governance storm after one of its key oversight bodies—the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), representing end users—formally initiated a process …

The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) has recommended a moratorium on the introduction of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) until comprehensive policies are developed to co…

The .Top Registry, based in Nanjing, China, has resolved its ongoing compliance issues with ICANN and committed to strengthening its DNS abuse detection and mitigation practices. I…

ICANN has officially announced that the next round of applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) will open in April 2026. This marks the long-awaited return of the gTLD…

In a carefully worded blog post, ICANN CEO Kurt Lindqvist reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion—even as those very words disappear f…

Domainincite：ICANN has officially terminated the registrar accreditation agreements of two Chinese domain registrars — EJEE Group Beijing and VIP Internet Industry — after both com…

Africa’s regional internet registry, AfriNIC, is inching toward structural reform after years of legal turmoil, insolvency, and governance breakdown. While a court-supervised board…

Domainincite News：In a significant policy shift, ICANN has announced that it will cease funding and staff support for the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) starting June 2…

DomainNameWire News: Big changes are on the way for domain name transfers, and ICANN is inviting the global internet community to weigh in. Following the submission of the final re…

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) jointly released a 28-page draft interim report outlining proposed reforms to the Un…

Thomas Keller, a board member of Germany’s DENIC eG, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of CENTR — the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries. His e…

Canadian domain registrar Tucows has officially withdrawn from ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), highlighting ongoing industry dissatisfaction with the system that …

Domainincite：Private Whois data requests through ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) hit a record low in March 2025, reflecting a significant drop in activity since th…

English Translation of the News Release: The crisis surrounding the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) has escalated: as announced by the Internet Corporation for Assigne…

Domainincite：Long-serving ICANN community member and UK government representative Nigel Hickson has passed away, as confirmed by friends and colleagues. He reportedly succumbed to …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…