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At the ICANN 81 meeting in Istanbul on November 10, 2024, a presentation was given to shed light on the DNS Root Server System (RSS) and its operators. Although intended for the IC…

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…

Stuart Lawley, former CEO of ICM Registry, the operator of the .xxx domain, has passed away at the age of 61. Originally from the UK, Lawley relocated to the United States, where h…

ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) experienced its lowest activity since its launch a year ago, according to the organization’s October report. The month saw 131 requ…

ICANN has approved the extension of the .xxx registry agreement with relaxed registration conditions. On November 10, 2024, ICANN’s Board of Directors decided to extend the contrac…

Lipsy, a UK women’s fashion retailer under the Next umbrella, has announced plans to terminate its .lipsy dot-brand gTLD after managing it since 2016. Despite this, the registry ha…

ICANN has officially opened the application phase for its Applicant Support Program (ASP), designed to provide financial and non-financial assistance to eligible applicants seeking…

The governments of the UK and Mauritius recently announced the transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including the territory associated with the .io country code Top…

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has announced significant changes to its new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) application process, prohibiting private au…

The .xxx gTLD, operated by GoDaddy’s ICM Registry, will no longer be a “sponsored” domain following the ICANN board’s approval of its new Registry Agreement during the ICANN 81 AGM…

ICANN has announced fee hikes for gTLD registries and registrars, effective from January 2025. The quarterly fixed fee for registries will rise to $6,450, with transaction fees inc…

ICANN has introduced two significant bans in the upcoming new gTLD application process, targeting practices considered as “gaming.” These changes aim to promote fairness and reduce…

The governments of Mauritius and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recently announced that sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago will move to Mau…

The ICANN report titled “Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains” from November 2024 provides a statistical examination of domains suspected of being registered for …

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published its first six-month report, titled “ICANN’s Enforcement of DNS Abuse Mitigation Requirements,” detaili…

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. …

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…

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

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…

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…

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-…

After more than 15 years of anticipation, DotMusic has launched .music domains, bringing them to general availability today. The release kicks off with a week-long Early Access Per…

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 …