Policy&Law

Current CEO Kurtis Lindqvist announced plans to step down in June The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has officially announced the appointment of Jennifer Holmes as its new Chief E…

There are very few two-letter suffixes like “.SS” in the world, and they are regarded as domain name resources with great collection value because of their uniqueness. …

Yesterday, the highly anticipated U.S. presidential election concluded with Donald Trump securing victory and returning to the White House. At the same time, Republicans won a majo…

Geneva, Switzerland – November 1, 2024 – In a significant development, renowned Swiss jewelry brand Chopard Internacional SA has successfully regained control of the domain name ch…

ISTANBUL – October 30, 2024 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set to host its 81st Public Meeting from November 9 to 14, 2024, in Istanbul, Türki…

Recently, ICANN has announced several important updates aimed at improving the registration process for .US domains and enhancing the overall security of the Domain Name System (DN…

Beijing Topological Dimension Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Mingzhimosi Technology Co., Ltd. have respectively applied to terminate the operation of the two top-level domains &#…

Following the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board’s approval in September 2022, ICANN is announcing the implementation timeline for th…

With the rise of artificial intelligence, the “.ML” domain, representing “Machine Learning,” has gained popularity in the AI field, with registrations and usage skyrocketing. It ha…

With the development of artificial intelligence, “.si” domain names are becoming more and more popular, because its “SI” can be interpreted as “Super …

Verisign and ICANN have renewed their agreement under which Verisign manages the DNS root, according to the company. Verisign stated that the Root Zone Maintainer Agreement (RZMA) …

ICANN has announced that Libya’s country code top-level domain (ccTLD), .ly, will have an Arabic version. The top-level domain will be “ليبيا.” representing “Libya,” with the ASCII…

Ravine, a visionary who registered open.ai before Sam Altman and embraced AGI concepts early, now finds himself a defendant against OpenAI, painted as a “scammer” by many. While Mu…

ICANN Board Nominees: Following Katrina Sataki’s sudden resignation, Byron Holland of CIRA and Nick Wenban-Smith of Nominet are up for election to the ICANN Board’s ccNSO-designate…

The Valley, Anguilla, and Bellevue, Washington—The Government of Anguilla (GOA) has announced a strategic partnership with Identity Digital, a global leader in domain name services…

About .ad Although originally designated as the Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) for Andorra, the .ad domain extension has become the ultimate choice for advert…

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has expressed serious concerns about ICANN’s approach to the new gTLD program, warning that the organization faces an existential thr…

Chinese Tech Organizations Urge Caution on Single-Character gTLDs Several major Chinese tech organizations have called on ICANN to maintain its ban on single-character generic top-…

In the last fiscal year, the ccTLD registries for the UK and Israel made significant cuts to their voluntary contributions to ICANN, according to the organization’s latest fi…

Informal UDRP Review Underway Ahead of Potential ICANN Policy Review The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have initiated …

In October 2024, the UK made a historic decision to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, ending decades of conflict and tension between the two nations. T…