Domain Policy
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ICANN Transparency Crisis: ALAC Becomes First to Invoke Empowered Community Powers to Challenge Board Decision
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 …
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.Io Domain Future Uncertain as UK Transfers Chagos Sovereignty to Mauritius
The future of the popular .Io domain extension may be in question following a major geopolitical development: the UK has signed a treaty transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Ar…
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Russia Moves Toward Banning Foreign Hosting for .Ru Domains
Russia is preparing a major shift in its internet policy that could significantly impact owners of .Ru domain names. According to a report by state news agency TASS, the country’s …
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ICANN Reaffirms Commitment to Diversity—Without Saying the Word
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…
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IPv4 Dispute Threatens Stability of AfriNIC – and the Global RIR Model
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…
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ICANN Withdraws Funding from Universal Acceptance Steering Group
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…
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ICANN Moves to Protect .gcc and Other IGO Abbreviations
ICANN has taken a decisive step to protect the string .gcc and similar abbreviations linked to international governmental organizations (IGOs) ahead of the next round of new generi…
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Verisign Donates $100,000 to Trump Inauguration Committee Amid Policy Talks
Domainincite：On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as U.S. President. While major tech executives like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook drew a…
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ICA and WIPO Release Initial UDRP Review Report, Seek Public Feedback by June 27
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has released the Initial Report of the WIPO-ICA UDRP Review Proj…
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ICANN Moves to Retire Soviet-era .SU Country Domain Name
ICANN has announced plans to phase out the .SU domain within five years, a decision that could impact other country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) in the future. The Internet Corp…
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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…
