DomainIncite: Dying free-domains registry Freenom has shut down at least 12.6 million domains across three of its TLDs, according to research from Netcraft. Netcraft’s latest web server survey shows…

DomainIncite: ICANN has published what could be the next version of GoDaddy’s .xxx registry contract, and is framing it as very much open to challenge. The proposed Registry Agreement…

TheDomains: InterNetX spends a great deal of time and effort each year to produce their Global Domain Report. This year there is a large emphasis on A.I both the…

DomainIncite: GoDaddy-led brand protection project GlobalBlock says it is already blocking over 2.5 million domains, just a couple of weeks after its formal launch. The GlobalBlock web site reports…

Sully’s Blog: If emoji domains are not annoying enough, you’ll be happy to know they are… The post What’s behind those annoying emoji domains? appeared first on iGoldRush Domain…

Microsoft is planning to move all of its Microsoft 365 apps off a multitude of .com domains and consolidate them all under .microsoft, its dot-brand…

Transparency, an ICANN watchword since day one, was a noticeable undercurrent at the community’s 79th public meeting in Puerto Rico last week. The problem of…

Temu goes after cybersquatters with federal lawsuit. The owners of the shopping app Temu have sued cybersquatters and purveyors of unauthorized Temu apps. Whaleco, Inc.,…

DomainIncite: Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura has become the latest new gTLD operator to tell ICANN to terminate its dot-brand contract. The company said it is “no longer interested” in…

DomainIncite: Nominet plans to lay off as many as 70 employees to cut costs, and is preparing for a .uk price increase, after years of dwindling domain registrations and…