Domain Incite https://domainincite.com Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:03:45 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 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 stupid.domain.name owner fights Verisign turn-off https://domainincite.com/31926-stupid-domain-name-owner-fights-verisign-turn-off https://domainincite.com/31926-stupid-domain-name-owner-fights-verisign-turn-off#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:03:45 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31926 The registrant of the domain name stupid.domain.name has become the second person to formally complain to ICANN about Verisign’s plan to delete his domain. Patrik Fältström has filed a Request for Reconsideration, asking ICANN to reverse its decision to allow Verisign to shut down several services associated with its .name gTLD. As I first reported […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31926-stupid-domain-name-owner-fights-verisign-turn-off/feed 0 31926 Unliked — Chinese gTLD calls it quits https://domainincite.com/31923-unliked-chinese-gtld-calls-it-quits https://domainincite.com/31923-unliked-chinese-gtld-calls-it-quits#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:53:34 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31923 Chinese technology giant Qihoo 360 is abandoning one of its portfolio of gTLDs, a Latinized version of the Chinese word for “to like”. The company has asked ICANN to terminate its registry contract for .xihuan, which never launched despite being in the root since 2016. No reason was given. It also has the gTLDs .anquan, […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31923-unliked-chinese-gtld-calls-it-quits/feed 0 31923 .phone domain gets launch dates https://domainincite.com/31921-phone-domain-gets-launch-dates https://domainincite.com/31921-phone-domain-gets-launch-dates#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:25:07 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31921 The rush to get long-dormant gTLDs on to the market before the 2026 cohort starts to come online continues apace, with Dish Registry announcing launch plans for .phone. The company intends to run its mandatory sunrise period from October 6 to January 4, with a 14-day premium-priced Early Access Period following the next day. General […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31921-phone-domain-gets-launch-dates/feed 1 31921 Domainer AI slop crackdown on the cards in Oz https://domainincite.com/31918-domainer-ai-slop-crackdown-on-the-cards-in-oz https://domainincite.com/31918-domainer-ai-slop-crackdown-on-the-cards-in-oz#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:52:43 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31918 Startling rule changes have been proposed for Australia’s .au domain, potentially making it much tougher and more expensive to register names to monetize or resell. If implemented, the proposed new rule “effectively limits a registrant to registering a domain name that matches its name, business name or trade mark” in the .com.au and .net.au namespaces. […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31918-domainer-ai-slop-crackdown-on-the-cards-in-oz/feed 0 31918 Team Internet still expects over $160 million for domains business https://domainincite.com/31916-team-internet-still-expects-over-160-million-for-domains-business https://domainincite.com/31916-team-internet-still-expects-over-160-million-for-domains-business#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:40:19 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31916 Team Internet is continuing talks to sell off its domain name business and seems confident it could close a deal worth $160 million or more before the end of the year. The company has been talking all year about disposing of its Domains, Identity & Software (DIS) division, recently saying it expected to be able […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31916-team-internet-still-expects-over-160-million-for-domains-business/feed 0 31916 Newfold settles Meta cybersquatting lawsuit https://domainincite.com/31914-newfold-settles-meta-cybersquatting-lawsuit https://domainincite.com/31914-newfold-settles-meta-cybersquatting-lawsuit#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:41:05 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31914 Newfold Digital says it has settled a cybersquatting lawsuit with Facebook owner Meta, and will make an undisclosed payment to Meta as a result. Judging by the registrar’s press release, it’s pretty much bent over for Meta without actually admitting any wrongdoing. Meta is to get “trusted notifier” status at Newfold following the settlement, meaning […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31914-newfold-settles-meta-cybersquatting-lawsuit/feed 0 31914 DropCatch acquires 300 more registrars https://domainincite.com/31912-dropcatch-acquires-300-more-registrars https://domainincite.com/31912-dropcatch-acquires-300-more-registrars#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:22:31 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31912 Almost half of all ICANN-accredited registrars are now under the control of a single business, after DropCatch.com owner TurnCommerce bought 300 more accreditations. Numbered shell LLCs named DropCatch.com 1546 LLC through DropCatch.com 1845 LLC were recently approved for Registrar Accreditation Agreements, according to ICANN records. This brings the total number of registrars operating under the […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31912-dropcatch-acquires-300-more-registrars/feed 0 31912 Helsinki throws in the towel on city gTLD https://domainincite.com/31910-helsinki-throws-in-the-towel-on-city-gtld https://domainincite.com/31910-helsinki-throws-in-the-towel-on-city-gtld#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:52:08 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31910 Helsinki has become the third of the world’s capital cities to decide that it doesn’t want to run its city gTLD after all. The City of Helsinki has notified ICANN that it wants to terminate its registry contract for .helsinki, which it had experimented with but never fully embraced with gusto. Curiously, the termination notice […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31910-helsinki-throws-in-the-towel-on-city-gtld/feed 0 31910 “Bulletproof” registrar takes a bullet to the head https://domainincite.com/31908-bulletproof-registrar-takes-a-bullet-to-the-head https://domainincite.com/31908-bulletproof-registrar-takes-a-bullet-to-the-head#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:48:16 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31908 ICANN has terminated a rogue registrar that claimed it offered “bulletproof” domain registrations services. Fewmoretaps, which went by the ironic d/b/a Trustname.com, will lose its right to sell gTLD domains names on September 11, having repeatedly failed to chase up abuse reports over many months. In an ICANN Compliance termination notice, the Org alleged that […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31908-bulletproof-registrar-takes-a-bullet-to-the-head/feed 0 31908 .net prices going up https://domainincite.com/31906-net-prices-going-up https://domainincite.com/31906-net-prices-going-up#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:45:27 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31906 Verisign is exercising its option to raise the price of a .net domain, capped by contract with ICANN by 10%, starting about six months from now. The company told the markets yesterday: On August 27, 2026, VeriSign, Inc. announced an increase to the registry-level wholesale price for new and renewal .net domain names from $10.91 […]

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