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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…

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 .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…

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…

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…

The non-profit Spamhaus Project has raised serious concerns about the rising abuse associated with the .Top top-level domain (TLD), calling out its operators in a strongly worded w…

Since its official launch in fall 2024, the .music top-level domain has experienced a noticeable trend: passive registrations are outpacing active usage. According to data from ntl…

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…

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…

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…

Domainnamewire：Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the registry operator for .com and .net, saw its shares rise over 9% following its latest earnings release, even as the broader NASDAQ remai…

A new application round for generic top-level domains (nTLDs) is on the horizon. According to current plans, ICANN is expected to open the application window as early as the second…

Canadian domain registrar Tucows has officially withdrawn from ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), highlighting ongoing industry dissatisfaction with the system that …

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…

Domainnamewire：GoDaddy has dipped below a major milestone in the latest .com registration rankings, falling under 600,000 new registrations for December 2024—a mark it had consiste…

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…

Circleid：In January 2025, President Donald Trump—now back in office for a second term—launched a bold and aggressive trade strategy with sweeping tariffs aimed at reshaping America…

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…

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is inviting all domain industry professionals and interested parties to a public Zoom webinar on Wednesday, April 16 at 1 PM ET to discuss t…

U.S.-based insurance and financial services giant Prudential Financial Inc. has officially terminated its branded top-level domain .pramerica. In a letter dated March 11, 2025, the…

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…

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is set to host an engaging and timely webinar titled “New gTLD Intelligence – Insights from the Experts” on Wednesday, March 26,…

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