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Publishing Groups Oppose Amazon gTLD Applications

Groups say Amazon ownership of '.book', .'read' and '.author' would distort competition

12 years ago

ICANN Raffle Sets gTLD Processing Order

The Vatican will be the first to have its own generic Top-Level Domain name

12 years ago

Euro MPs Reject UN Control Of The Internet

The United Nations should not be given control of the Internet, European MPs have warned

12 years ago

South American Governments Dispute Amazon Domain Application

Amazon domain disputed by South American governments... for obvious reasons

12 years ago

ICANN Meeting To Ease Concerns Over gTLDs

The net address regulator will receive feedback from government representatives

12 years ago

ICANN To Revamp WHOIS Policy

ICANN says it will rework its policy around collecting and providing access to data on domain registrants

12 years ago

Open Root: The Grandfather Of The Internet Takes On ICANN

FRANCE: Louis Pouzin invented a precursor to the Internet's TCP/IP's protoool, and now he wants to break ICANN's monopoly on…

12 years ago

The US Doesn’t Want The Internet Controlled By The UN

The US will oppose any change to international regulations that could transfer control of the Internet

12 years ago

ICANN Picks New CEO – Fadi Chehade

Internet regulator ICANN has a new boss as gTLDs draw nearer

12 years ago

BBC And Guardian’s .Crazy gTLD Gambles

For two news outlets with plenty of financial troubles, BBC and the Guardian are taking big risks with their gTLD…

12 years ago

Amazon And Google Battle Over ICANN gTLDs

Google and Amazon are fighting over ICANN's gTLDs including .cloud and .music. The BBC applied for .bbc

12 years ago

ICANN To Reveal Domain Name Allocations

ICANN will today reveal who exactly is seeking the 2,000 plus new top-level domain names

12 years ago

FYI: Google LOLs @ ICANN TLDs

Google applies for a .lol gTLD as the ICANN application process closes

12 years ago

ICANN To Reopen Top-Level Domain Registration On 22 May

Last chance to stake a claim to your own unique domain name

13 years ago

ICANN Gets $350m, Offers Refund Over gTLDs

ICANN's new dot-name domain system is still down due to security, but it is definitely in demand

13 years ago

ICANN Says No gTLD Data Was Compromised

New top level Internet domains still on hold while ICANN sifts the evidence

13 years ago

Data Breach Keeps ICANN’s Dot-Anything Registration Down

Watch this space for news on ICANN's stalled gTLD application process

13 years ago

ICANN Reassures Over Dot-Anything Delay

New domains on hold while ICANN sorts out the registration system

13 years ago

ICANN’s Dot-Anything Deadline Due Today

Top-level Internet domain name applications close today

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

Analyst Plays Down Dot-Anything Brand Risk

Companies should not be concerned about buying up ICANN's new generic top-level domains to avoid risk to their brands, according…

13 years ago

Core Internet And Protocol Security Requires Greater DNSSEC Adoption

DNSSEC is capable of securing other Internet protocols, not just the DNS communications, but widespread adoption is needed

13 years ago

ICANN Responds To Critics Ahead Of Dot-Anything Launch

ICANN has said its new "dot.anything" top-level domain system, launching this week, will not pose a danger to businesses or…

13 years ago

VeriSign Reports 220 Million Domains On The Internet

VeriSign says there were more than 220 million domains registered at the end of the third quarter: 8.9 percent more…

13 years ago

Criticism Grows As Domain Debate Heats Up

ICANN claims move will encourage creativity but trademark holders are not convinced after .xxx debacle

13 years ago

London, Scotland Campaign For New Domains

The governments of Scotland and London are campaigning for customised top-level domains

13 years ago

Registration For .XXX Domains Opens

Companies have been given 50 days to get their hands on an adult domain name, or opt out all together

13 years ago

Internet Expands With 5.2m More Domain Names

The Internet continues to expand according to a study on domain registrations from VeriSign

13 years ago

Nominet Launches Free Trial Of Secure DNS

Nominet will give .uk domain owners a DNSSEC service to prevent hackers spreading counterfeit addresses

13 years ago

Companies Buy Up .XXX Domains To Protect Brands

Businesses will have until 28 October to buy a .xxx domain for their trademark or opt out altogether

13 years ago