Domain Incite https://domainincite.com Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:31:50 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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 The internet just got its first new TLD since 2022 https://domainincite.com/31660-the-internet-just-got-its-first-new-tld-since-2022 https://domainincite.com/31660-the-internet-just-got-its-first-new-tld-since-2022#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:29:35 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31660 There’s a new gTLD in the root, the first time ICANN has added a string in over four years. Don’t get too excited though: it’s a dot-brand, kinda. As of the weekend, .merck is live and resolving, though only the mandatory nic.merck registry domain exists right now. The gTLD is interesting because it seems to […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31660-the-internet-just-got-its-first-new-tld-since-2022/feed 0 31660 Kid-friendly domains could be reborn https://domainincite.com/31654-kid-friendly-domains-could-be-reborn https://domainincite.com/31654-kid-friendly-domains-could-be-reborn#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:09:50 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31654 With governments around the world increasingly looking at reducing the harmful effects on the internet on children, it seems child-friendly domain name projects may see a resurgence. The US government’s new hunt for a registry operator for .us, launched this week, contains a fairly explicit call for whichever company wins the contract to “revitalize” the […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31654-kid-friendly-domains-could-be-reborn/feed 0 31654 Shrinking .us TLD is up for grabs https://domainincite.com/31653-shrinking-us-tld-is-up-for-grabs https://domainincite.com/31653-shrinking-us-tld-is-up-for-grabs#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:30:43 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31653 The .us ccTLD may change registry operators in the not too distant future, but the domain is currently on a fairly steep downward trajectory in terms of registrations. There’s also no guarantee that a new operator, should one be selected, would necessarily lead to lower prices for registrants. The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31653-shrinking-us-tld-is-up-for-grabs/feed 0 31653 Namecheap saw 116,000 phishing attacks last year https://domainincite.com/31645-namecheap-saw-116000-phishing-attacks-last-year https://domainincite.com/31645-namecheap-saw-116000-phishing-attacks-last-year#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:24:34 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31645 Bad guys used Namecheap to register domains associated with over 116,000 confirmed phishing attacks in 2025, according to data released by the company this week. Across Namecheap and sister registrar Spaceship there were 432,796 reports of phishing and 116,871 of them were confirmed to be phishing attacks, according to data shared to an ICANN policy […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31645-namecheap-saw-116000-phishing-attacks-last-year/feed 3 31645 .io safe for now as Trump puts Chagos deal on ice https://domainincite.com/31642-io-safe-for-now-as-trump-puts-chagos-deal-on-ice https://domainincite.com/31642-io-safe-for-now-as-trump-puts-chagos-deal-on-ice#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:48:33 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31642 The uncertainty surrounding the future of .io domains is set to continue after the UK government froze its plans to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands due to lack of US support. The UK has run out of time to pass legislation approving the treaty that would give Chagos to Mauritius in the current parliamentary […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31642-io-safe-for-now-as-trump-puts-chagos-deal-on-ice/feed 0 31642 Amazon sells three gTLDs to Identity Digital https://domainincite.com/31640-amazon-sells-three-gtlds-to-identity-digital https://domainincite.com/31640-amazon-sells-three-gtlds-to-identity-digital#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:08:07 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31640 Amazon appears to have offloaded three of its dormant gTLDs to Identity Digital, judging by ICANN records. While no formal notices of registry contract reassignment have yet been posted, elsewhere ICANN shows the official registry for .circle, .got, and .jot is now Jolly Host LLC. Jolly Host is a new Identity Digital affiliate that appeared […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31640-amazon-sells-three-gtlds-to-identity-digital/feed 3 31640 .radio’s new owners might have a fight on their hands https://domainincite.com/31635-radios-new-owners-might-have-a-fight-on-their-hands https://domainincite.com/31635-radios-new-owners-might-have-a-fight-on-their-hands#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:50:46 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31635 Should gTLD registries that avoid costly auctions by promising to serve special limited communities be allowed to later change their business models to improve sales? That’s the question being asked of .radio, which recently was taken over by a new owner and might be on track to liberalize its registration policies in the near future. […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31635-radios-new-owners-might-have-a-fight-on-their-hands/feed 0 31635 WIPO doubles the speed of UDRP cases https://domainincite.com/31633-wipo-doubles-the-speed-of-udrp-cases https://domainincite.com/31633-wipo-doubles-the-speed-of-udrp-cases#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:51:47 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31633 The World Intellectual Property Organization has introduced a new, more expensive tier of its UDRP service that can effectively halve the time each case takes to about 30 days. WIPO said last month that it now offers an “expedited case processing” option, which reduces the time from filing to decision to one month, under certain […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31633-wipo-doubles-the-speed-of-udrp-cases/feed 0 31633 Amazon joining GlobalBlock https://domainincite.com/31631-amazon-joining-globalblock https://domainincite.com/31631-amazon-joining-globalblock#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:57:31 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31631 Amazon Registry is planning to join the GlobalBlock trademark-blocking system, judging by ICANN records. The company has filed a Registry Services Evaluation Process request asking for 33 of its gTLDs to be able to offer a “Label Blocking Service”. That’s usually code for GlobalBlock, the GoDaddy-led service that allows trademark owners to block their marks […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31631-amazon-joining-globalblock/feed 0 31631 Unstoppable buys 10 new registrars https://domainincite.com/31629-unstoppable-buys-10-new-registrars https://domainincite.com/31629-unstoppable-buys-10-new-registrars#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:19:28 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31629 Unstoppable Domains has got 10 new registrar shell companies accredited by ICANN. According to ICANN records, the companies UnstoppableUS1 LLC through UnstoppableUS10 LLC now have their official accreditations. Starting off as a seller of strictly blockchain-based names, the company became a registrar of regular domains in 2024 and recently said the vast majority of its […]

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