Domain Incite https://domainincite.com Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:37 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/domainincite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Domain Incite https://domainincite.com 32 32 200573764 Cybercrime link as t.me gets taken down https://domainincite.com/31803-cybercrime-link-as-t-me-gets-taken-down https://domainincite.com/31803-cybercrime-link-as-t-me-gets-taken-down#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:52:27 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31803 Speculation is rampant online right now after t.me, the domain used for short links by the messaging service Telegram, was apparently taken down by the .me registry, affecting as many as a billion users. t.me seems to have gone dark shortly before 2000 UTC on Monday evening, with Whois/RDAP records showing it is now placed […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31803-cybercrime-link-as-t-me-gets-taken-down/feed 0 31803 ICANN rules could hamper agentic AI domain regs https://domainincite.com/31800-icann-rules-could-hamper-agentic-ai-domain-regs https://domainincite.com/31800-icann-rules-could-hamper-agentic-ai-domain-regs#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:45:28 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31800 Bulk registration of domain names is likely to become more difficult under policy proposals being considered in ICANN, potentially limiting the potential of agentic AI. The Generic Names Supporting Organization is in the very early stages of a Policy Development Process that aims to “introduce friction” into bulk registration shopping carts for untrusted registrants. The […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31800-icann-rules-could-hamper-agentic-ai-domain-regs/feed 1 31800 A dot-brand walks into a bar https://domainincite.com/31768-a-dot-brand-walks-into-a-bar https://domainincite.com/31768-a-dot-brand-walks-into-a-bar#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:47:41 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31768 “He doesn’t need a VPN, his network works above the DNS. Do you know what the DNS is?” When he said it, the 80-year-old barfly I found myself in a long conversation with at the weekend had no idea what I do for a living. He was not a technical guy. Long-retired, his career had […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31768-a-dot-brand-walks-into-a-bar/feed 0 31768 .dot is coming very soon https://domainincite.com/31793-dot-is-coming-very-soon https://domainincite.com/31793-dot-is-coming-very-soon#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:18:37 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31793 New new gTLD registry Dish DBS has revealed the launch dates for its .dot gTLD, and it’s coming pretty soon. Information filed with ICANN shows that .dot is due to go to sunrise in just a couple weeks — from July 21 to October 19 — with a 12-day Early Access Period where early adopters […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31793-dot-is-coming-very-soon/feed 1 31793 GoDaddy may “exit India” over cybersquatting legal battle https://domainincite.com/31790-godaddy-may-exit-india-over-cybersquatting-legal-battle https://domainincite.com/31790-godaddy-may-exit-india-over-cybersquatting-legal-battle#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:13:53 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31790 GoDaddy has said it may be forced to leave the Indian market if a court ruling forcing it and other registrars to reveal the identities of registrants is not reversed, according to a report. Reuters has scooped 5,000 pages of documents the company filed as part of its appeal of a December 2025 court ruling, […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31790-godaddy-may-exit-india-over-cybersquatting-legal-battle/feed 0 31790 Verisign will kill off 37 Kevins (and 22,000 others), complaint claims https://domainincite.com/31787-verisign-will-kill-off-37-kevins-and-22000-others-complaint-claims https://domainincite.com/31787-verisign-will-kill-off-37-kevins-and-22000-others-complaint-claims#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:28:57 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31787 Verisign’s plans to shut down a bunch of legacy services in the .name gTLD has been challenged by a registrant who believes he will lose his domains and email addresses if the registry goes ahead. Doytchin Spiridonov, who works for Bulgarian registrar Dom.bg, has filed a Request for Reconsideration with ICANN, asking it to reverse […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31787-verisign-will-kill-off-37-kevins-and-22000-others-complaint-claims/feed 0 31787 Google names the dates for .fly launch https://domainincite.com/31784-google-names-the-dates-for-fly-launch https://domainincite.com/31784-google-names-the-dates-for-fly-launch#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:52:23 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31784 Google seems to have accelerated its launch plans for .fly, one of the 2012-round gTLDs it’s been sitting on for over a decade. The company’s registry division has notified ICANN that it plans to open its mandatory sunrise period for .fly on September 1 and keep it open until November 9. General availability for the […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31784-google-names-the-dates-for-fly-launch/feed 0 31784 Harassment down, bitchiness up at ICANN https://domainincite.com/31782-harassment-down-bitchiness-up-at-icann https://domainincite.com/31782-harassment-down-bitchiness-up-at-icann#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:24:01 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31782 ICANN’s Ombuds dealt with 50% more cases in its last-reported year, with most of the growth attributable to community members who just can’t seem to get along. In a recently published annual report (pdf), covering the period to the end of June 2025 (yes, it really is published a whole year after the fact), the […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31782-harassment-down-bitchiness-up-at-icann/feed 0 31782 A free, ethical new gTLD? Shurely shome mishtake https://domainincite.com/31779-a-free-ethical-new-gtld-shurely-shome-mishtake https://domainincite.com/31779-a-free-ethical-new-gtld-shurely-shome-mishtake#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:43:40 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31779 Another new gTLD applicant has revealed its plans, this time for a namespace where domains are given away for free and the enemy is Big Tech. The Human-Centered Computing Foundation, a non-profit founded in Colorado last November, says it plans to apply for .self in the current ongoing ICANN application round. It says it has […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31779-a-free-ethical-new-gtld-shurely-shome-mishtake/feed 0 31779 Blacknight acquired by Your.Online https://domainincite.com/31770-blacknight-acquired-by-your-online https://domainincite.com/31770-blacknight-acquired-by-your-online#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:12:50 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31770 Blacknight Solutions, Ireland’s first ICANN-accredited registrar, has been bought by Your.Online for an undisclosed sum. The registrar joins dozens of brands, mainly but not exclusively in the hosting space, under the Your.Online umbrella. Your.Online describes itself as a “group of founder-led digital service providers”, and as such Blacknight founders Michele Neylon and Paul Kelly are […]

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