Domain Incite https://domainincite.com Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:27:06 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 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 ICANN lays out new rules for navel-gazing https://domainincite.com/31759-icann-lays-out-new-rules-for-navel-gazing https://domainincite.com/31759-icann-lays-out-new-rules-for-navel-gazing#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:27:06 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31759 ICANN is set to cut back on the amount of navel-gazing it carries out, dramatically scaling back how often it reviews its own structure and performance. The community’s unashamedly meta “Review of Reviews” has produced fruit on schedule, with a set of principles set to be opened for discussion at the ICANN 86 meeting in […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31759-icann-lays-out-new-rules-for-navel-gazing/feed 0 31759 Surprising nobody, ICANN calls off Oman meeting https://domainincite.com/31757-surprising-nobody-icann-calls-off-oman-meeting https://domainincite.com/31757-surprising-nobody-icann-calls-off-oman-meeting#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:37:26 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31757 The bad news: ICANN has cancelled its meeting in Oman this October. The good news: you’re all going to Bali instead! The ICANN 87 Annual General Meeting will now take place at the conference center attached to The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, from October 17 to 22. Those are the same dates as […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31757-surprising-nobody-icann-calls-off-oman-meeting/feed 0 31757 Four registrars get terminated https://domainincite.com/31755-four-registrars-get-terminated https://domainincite.com/31755-four-registrars-get-terminated#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:27:28 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31755 Four companies have had their gTLD accreditations terminated, as ICANN continues to clear up its backlog of long-dormant deadbeat registrars. The unrelated entities are US-based Domus, Finland-based Globis, Hong Kong-based Overcasts, and Wanyuhulian Technology from China. They’ve all lost their ICANN contracts as of May 29. No domains are at risk, as none of the […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31755-four-registrars-get-terminated/feed 0 31755 ICANN director and African internet pioneer Barrett dies https://domainincite.com/31750-icann-director-and-african-internet-pioneer-barrett-dies https://domainincite.com/31750-icann-director-and-african-internet-pioneer-barrett-dies#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 09:02:54 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31750 Alan Barrett, a member of ICANN’s board of directors and an internet pioneer in his home of South Africa has died, according to ICANN. The Org said that Barrett died of recently-diagnosed cancer yesterday, May 28. An online memorial is being planned, but his family have requested privacy in the meantime, ICANN said. Barrett was […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31750-icann-director-and-african-internet-pioneer-barrett-dies/feed 1 31750 Government to put the squeeze on .me registry partners https://domainincite.com/31745-government-to-put-the-squeeze-on-me-registry-partners https://domainincite.com/31745-government-to-put-the-squeeze-on-me-registry-partners#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 08:46:44 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31745 In what looks like bad news for GoDaddy and Identity Digital, Montenegro appears to be the latest government to demand a bigger share of revenues from its national ccTLD. While already formally delegated to the government, .me is currently managed by doMEn, a partnership between the two American companies and local firm ME-net, but Montenegro […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31745-government-to-put-the-squeeze-on-me-registry-partners/feed 0 31745 More cheap new gTLD applications approved https://domainincite.com/31743-more-cheap-new-gtld-applications-approved https://domainincite.com/31743-more-cheap-new-gtld-applications-approved#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 11:17:03 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31743 ICANN has approved 18 more requests for reduced-fee new gTLD applications under its Applicant Support Program. As of last week, the Org said it has conditionally approved a total of 16 requests, up by 13 on a month earlier, and fully approved 27, up by five. “Fully approved” means ICANN has received payment from the […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31743-more-cheap-new-gtld-applications-approved/feed 3 31743 Nominet outsources cybersquatting disputes to WIPO https://domainincite.com/31741-nominet-outsources-cybersquatting-disputes-to-wipo https://domainincite.com/31741-nominet-outsources-cybersquatting-disputes-to-wipo#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 10:19:07 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31741 The World Intellectual Property Organisation has tightened its stranglehold on domain name disputes worldwide, taking over administration of .uk’s Dispute Resolution Service. Nominet said today that WIPO will start to manage DRS, which is similar to UDRP and has been around almost as long, from July 7. It said that the policy, fees, and panelists […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31741-nominet-outsources-cybersquatting-disputes-to-wipo/feed 0 31741 Whois about to get even more useless https://domainincite.com/31734-whois-about-to-get-even-more-useless https://domainincite.com/31734-whois-about-to-get-even-more-useless#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 08:07:18 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31734 Trying to get hold of a domain registrant via their Whois record? It could be about to get even more difficult following an ICANN advisory that gives GoDaddy a pass for its current practices. The advisory could make it harder for domain buyers to contact the owners of domains they are interested in, and easier […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31734-whois-about-to-get-even-more-useless/feed 0 31734 Agentic AI has ICANN in a pickle https://domainincite.com/31728-agentic-ai-has-icann-in-a-pickle https://domainincite.com/31728-agentic-ai-has-icann-in-a-pickle#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 06:14:55 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31728 Imagine you’re in a Zoom meeting, discussing policy that will govern the future of the domain name industry, when you suddenly realize not everyone in the room is human. Some are AI agents. That’s the certainly intriguing, and possibly worrying, scenario under discussion in recent correspondence between ICANN and a leading community member. ICANN currently […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31728-agentic-ai-has-icann-in-a-pickle/feed 0 31728 .pay sunrise going gangbusters https://domainincite.com/31724-pay-sunrise-going-gangbusters https://domainincite.com/31724-pay-sunrise-going-gangbusters#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 01:31:22 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31724 Amazon’s .pay gTLD is seeing defensive sunrise registrations selling far in excess of what you’d normally expect from a new gTLD launch. .pay went into sunrise April 14, with an expected 30-day window for trademark owners to register their brands, but Amazon recently extended the deadline until July 20. As of yesterday, the .pay zone […]

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