It comes as no surprise that Ukraine's request to internet domain body ICANN to remove Russian domains, has been rejected
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Researcher Takes Over .IO Domain After Technical Blunder
A technical mistake allowed a security researcher to temporarily take control of nameservers for the .io domain, highlighting ongoing DNS risks
Cabinet Office Shuts Down Antique Gov.uk And Millennium Bug Websites
Redundant websites using the gov.uk domain, like the Millennium Bug information page, were still being paid for by the Cabinet Office
ICANN .Sucks Up To Internet Regulators In ‘Predatory’ Domain Name Case
Cheeky domain name being "illicitly" flogged to companies that are scared their trademark will get the .SUCKS gTLD treatment
NetNames: A Fragmented Internet Will Be Better For Business?
Over half of Internet users think new domain names will make it easier for them to find things online - says a survey with a vested interest
Internet Grows To 271 Million Domain Names
More evidence of the growing Internet as it reaches 271 million registered domain names around the world
Nominet Not Ready For Shorter “.uk” Country Code Yet
The domain registry can’t find a convenient way to implement UK web addresses without second-level domains
Nominet Takes Legal Action Over ‘Defamation’
Nominet is seeking an injunction to remove content that it says amounts to 'harassment' of the company's chief executive, amidst controversy over the propsoed direct.uk service
ICANN Raffle Sets gTLD Processing Order
The Vatican will be the first to have its own generic Top-Level Domain name
ICANN To Reveal Domain Name Allocations
ICANN will today reveal who exactly is seeking the 2,000 plus new top-level domain names
Icann To Revise Conflict-Of-Interest Rules
Icann has admitted it needs to strengthen its policy around conflicts of interest as criticism grows of dot-anything domains
‘Wikapedia’ And ‘Twtter’ Typosquatters Fined £100,000 Each
UK watchdog PhonepayPlus fines two companies promoting competitions on misspelled domain names
Over Half Of Top UK Companies Have Not Registered .XXX Domain
Many companies have not protected their trademarks from exploitation by adult-domain squatters
Internet Expands With 5.2m More Domain Names
The Internet continues to expand according to a study on domain registrations from VeriSign
Nominet Considers Criminal Domain Takedown Rules
Police could request a domain be blocked without a court order, if new proposals are adopted
XXX Porn Domain Set To Go Live
The top-level domain .xxx has been approved by ICANN and is set to go live in June or July
Nine Millionth .uk Address Activated
The .uk domain breaks the nine million registration barrier, as Britain's top-level domain continues to grow