ICANN

ICANN Rejects Ukraine Request To Remove Russia

It comes as no surprise that Ukraine's request to internet domain body ICANN to remove Russian domains, has been rejected

3 years ago

Ukraine Asks ICANN To Remove Russian Domains

Digital fightback by Ukraine sees official letter to internet domain body ICANN, requesting removal of Russian domains from global web

3 years ago

ICANN Halts .Org Sale To Private Equity Group

Domain supervisor ICANN 'withholds consent' for the sale of the .org domain registry to a private equity firm, following months…

5 years ago

Internet Activists Call For Halt To .Org Sale

Internet campaign groups say the sale of the .org registry to a private equity group could mean 'significant harm' for…

5 years ago

Hackers ‘Using International Characters To Create Scam Sites’

Researchers find an upsurge in scam sites with lookalike international characters in the domain name

6 years ago

ICANN Puts First GDPR Measures Into Place

The GDPR is the 'first time' legislation has forced ICANN to make changes, the internet governance body says

7 years ago

ICANN’s WHOIS Website Refused GDPR Extension

But domain organisation is accused of poor planning and being too slow to react to the global impact of GDPR

7 years ago

ICANN Looks For Guidance As GDPR Deadline Looms

The US-based domain name coordinator has acknowledged it will not be able to obtain an official exemption from EU data…

7 years ago

ICANN ‘To Deliver Temporary GDPR Plan’ As Deadline Looms

The internet oversight body says a temporary scheme is on the way 'in the next few days'

7 years ago

ICANN Fails To Secure Moratorium On GDPR Enforcement

With one month to go, a meeting with EU data protection agencies has only led to more negotiations

7 years ago

Europe Tells ICANN Its GDPR Compliance Plans Need More Work

The internet supervisory body says it will continue to press for a moratorium on GDPR enforcement while it works to…

7 years ago

ICANN Requests GDPR Exemption As It Develops Compliance Plans

Domain name registrars estimate parts of ICANN's still-unfinished plans could take 'years' to implement

7 years ago

US To Cede Control Of DNS With ICANN Independence

Independence day for the Internet will be on 1 October, as the United States surrenders control of Icann

8 years ago

ICANN Submits Migration Plan Away From US Control

Independence move for ICANN after it submits official plan for global stewardship to the US government

9 years ago

ICANN .Sucks Up To Internet Regulators In ‘Predatory’ Domain Name Case

Cheeky domain name being "illicitly" flogged to companies that are scared their trademark will get the .SUCKS gTLD treatment

10 years ago

Doubts Raised Over Global Internet Governance Body

Is the NetMundial Initiative, which seeks to create a world governing body for the Internet, in trouble?

10 years ago

New .scot Domain Name Launches To The Public

“Huge interest” for new top-level domains which become available today

10 years ago

NetNames: A Fragmented Internet Will Be Better For Business?

Over half of Internet users think new domain names will make it easier for them to find things online -…

10 years ago

NCC Announces .Trust Top-Level Domain

The domain, one of more than one thousand set to be introduced by ICANN, is intended as a mark of…

10 years ago

Welsh Government Will Switch Internet Addresses To ‘.Cymru’ and ‘.Wales’

New bilingual addresses are expected to benefit local businesses, while promoting Welsh language and culture

10 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Internet Domain Names

London has its own domain name. But who owns 'ahhhhhh.com' and where is '.tv'?

11 years ago

First .London Addresses Go Live

Addresses using the new top-level domain have gone on sale, with the first few .london addresses launching under a pilot…

11 years ago

US Government To Cut Ties To Icann

Amidst growing international pressure, the US government has announced the Internet management body Icann will be independent as of late…

11 years ago

‘.London’ Domains To Launch On 29 April

YouGov poll finds over 200,000 London businesses are likely to claim new web address

11 years ago

EU Wants A Deadline For ‘Globalisation’ Of ICANN

European Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it’s time to change the way the Internet is governed

11 years ago

Arabic Dot-Shabaka Domain Launch Signals New Internet Era

Arabic .web suffix is the first of many new domains to be licensed by ICANN

11 years ago

Scotland To Get Its Own ‘.scot’ Top-Level Domain Name

the new ‘.scot’ ccTLD will be available this summer

11 years ago

‘.London’ gTLD Invites Businesses To Associate Themselves With The Capital

London will launch city-specific gTLD next summer, promising that businesses can benefit by association

11 years ago

ICANN Launches Generic Top-Level Domains In Non-Latin Scripts

New gTLDs are hailed as " the biggest change to the Internet since its inception"

11 years ago

Amazon An Early Winner In ICANN gTLD Rollout

Tech giant Amazon passes initial evaluation for three of its applications

12 years ago