Government moves to nationalize .me - Domain Incite

The government of Montenegro says it has set the ball rolling on the creation of a state-owned entity that will eventually manage its local ccTLD, .me. The ccTLD, which enjoys over a million of regist...

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Now you can plant “for sale” signs directly into your domains - Domain Incite

In what could prove to be a game-changer for the domain industry aftermarket, domain investors can now place "for sale" signs directly into their DNS records, potentially bypassing middlemen such as b...

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Bali to apply for .bali, and the dot is delightful - Domain Incite

The regional government of the Indonesian province of Bali is to formally announce its application for the .bali top-level domain at ICANN 87 in October, according to a local report. Governor Wayan Ko...

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ICANN board seat up for grabs - Domain Incite

ICANN's Country Code Names Supporting Organization has put out a call for nominations for candidates to potentially replace one of its current directors on the ICANN board next year. It's the seat cur...

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As .web goes live, “.website” changes hands - Domain Incite

Identity Digital's 2026 acquisition spree has continued, with the registry taking over a gTLD that means ".website" but has remarkably few registrations even a decade after launch. ICANN records show ...

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Domain name universe tops 400 million - Domain Incite

The number of registered domain names topped 400 million for the first time, according to the estimates in Verisign's latest Domain Name Industry Brief quarterly report. There were 401.6 million domai...

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Team Internet sells fewer domains but makes more profit - Domain Incite

Team Internet, still reeling from Google's decision to cut off one of its primary revenue sources, nevertheless stayed profitable in the first half of the year, the company reported. The company's dom...

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Ireland’s .ie formally changes hands - Domain Incite

IE Domain Registry has formally taken the reins at .ie after a decision by ICANN's board of directors. The board voted last week to redelegate Ireland's ccTLD to the company that has in effect been in...

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Verisign’s crystal ball sees more growth for .com - Domain Incite

Verisign has cranked up its growth predictions for .com for another consecutive quarter, partly driven by the availability of AI website creation tools. Announcing its second-quarter financial results...

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.web could be a huge payday for Verisign - Domain Incite

.web entered the root zone this week, ending over a quarter-century of drama over the once-coveted gTLD, and now it looks like it could be immediately worth tens of millions to its new registry. Veris...

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Freenom is back, but no longer free - Domain Incite

Controversial domain registry Freenom has returned, barely two and a half years after Facebook owner Meta sued it into the ground in a massive cybersquatting lawsuit. But the company seems to have aba...

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First dot-brand of the year self-terminates - Domain Incite

It's been almost 10 months since ICANN last received a demand from a dot-brand registry operator to terminate its contract, but 2026 has now had its first such request. Networking gear maker Juniper N...

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The Tax Man to get domain takedown powers - Domain Incite

The Tax Man is going to get powers to ask for domains to be taken down in the UK, according to local registry Nominet. His Majesty's Revenue and Customs is set to be added to Nominet's list of approve...

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Afnic: all your overseas territories are belong to us - Domain Incite

French ccTLD registry Afnic has taken over management of three more ccTLDs assigned to France's overseas territories, meaning it now looks after all eight such TLDs, according to the company. Afnic is...

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.ru ready to crash as Draconian new rules come in - Domain Incite

One of the world's most-popular ccTLDs could be on the verge of losing a substantial number of domains after extremely strict eligibility requirements come in to force just weeks from now. Registrants...

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Google adds .here and .eat to launch roster - Domain Incite

Google has added the long-dormant gTLDs .here and .eat to its 2026 launch timetable, synchronized with the previously announced launch of .fly. The company has told ICANN that it plans to runs its sun...

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“Bulletproof” registrar gets third ICANN bollocking - Domain Incite

Trustname.com, a company that advertises itself as a privacy-devoted "bulletproof" registrar, is still refusing to suspend domain names used for phishing, malware, and payment card theft fast enough, ...

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ICANN rules could hamper agentic AI domain regs - Domain Incite

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 Or...

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A dot-brand walks into a bar - Domain Incite

"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 wha...

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.dot is coming very soon - Domain Incite

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...

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GoDaddy may “exit India” over cybersquatting legal battle - Domain Incite

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 h...

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Verisign will kill off 37 Kevins (and 22,000 others), complaint claims - Domain Incite

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. Doy...

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Google names the dates for .fly launch - Domain Incite

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...

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Harassment down, bitchiness up at ICANN - Domain Incite

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 (p...

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A free, ethical new gTLD? Shurely shome mishtake - Domain Incite

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 foun...

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Another country jumps on the .ai bandwagon - Domain Incite

Another Asian registry has added a .ai option at the third level of its ccTLD, seeking to capitalize on the growth of the artificial intelligence industry. PANDI, the registry for Indonesia's .id doma...

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ICANN lays out new rules for navel-gazing - Domain Incite

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 Rev...

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Surprising nobody, ICANN calls off Oman meeting - Domain Incite

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 at...

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Four registrars get terminated - Domain Incite

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 G...

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