In addition, the ICANN organization and Board Finance Committee have approved the Staff Report of Public Comments, which was originally published on 24 April 2018. As indicated in the Staff Report, several changes were approved for incorporation into the proposed documents. The revised documents are posted here, and on the Planning page, with a summary…
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ICANN Finally Approves Temporary Specification To Comply With EU’s GDPR, With 7 Days To Spare
It was adopted on 14 April 2016 and after a 2-year transition period it becomes enforceable on 25 May 2018. Yet despite this timeframe, ICANN only approved a Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation on 17 May, with a draft published on 11 May. But…
ICANN Consults on Plan to Allow Verisign to Auction O.COM
Following getting the approval of the Justice Department to release the o.com, ICANN is now consulting on the best method to auction off the domain name. It’s possible that following the consultation other single letter .com domain names will be released, of which only 3 have previously been released. The process comes about after the…
Public Interest Registry joins the Internet Watch Foundation
Public Interest Registry has joined the Internet Watch Foundation as a Member, in a move which reinforces its commitment to protecting billions of internet users and the child victims of disturbing sexual abuse images and videos. As the operator of .org, .ngo and .ong domain names, Public Interest Registry has over 10 million domains under…
Within Europe, ccTLDs Make Up 3 in 5 Domain Names Registered: CENTR
Globally ccTLDs make up 44% of all domain names under management, a figure that has changed little in recent years, but within Europe the figure is 59% according to the CENTRstats Global TLD Report Q1/2018 published Friday. The difference would largely be explained by .com’s dominance in the United States. Globally, registrations grew by 1.4%…