Government moves to nationalize .me100 The government of Montenegro says it has set the ball rolling on the creation of a state-owned entity that will eventually manage its l...
ICANN board seat up for grabs89 ICANN’s Country Code Names Supporting Organization has put out a call for nominations for candidates to potentially replace one o...
Domain name universe tops 400 million59 The number of registered domain names topped 400 million for the first time, according to the estimates in Verisign’s latest Doma...
Ireland’s .ie formally changes hands60 IE Domain Registry has formally taken the reins at .ie after a decision by ICANN’s board of directors. The board voted last week ...
.web could be a huge payday for Verisign190 .web entered the root zone this week, ending over a quarter-century of drama over the once-coveted gTLD, and now it looks like it could...
Freenom is back, but no longer free124 Controversial domain registry Freenom has returned, barely two and a half years after Facebook owner Meta sued it into the ground in a ...
First dot-brand of the year self-terminates85 It’s been almost 10 months since ICANN last received a demand from a dot-brand registry operator to terminate its contract, but 2...
The Tax Man to get domain takedown powers93 The Tax Man is going to get powers to ask for domains to be taken down in the UK, according to local registry Nominet. His Majesty̵...