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Unliked — Chinese gTLD calls it quits domainincite.com/31923-unlik… #domains #icann #newgtlds

Unliked — Chinese gTLD calls it quits - Domain Incite

Chinese technology giant Qihoo 360 is abandoning one of its portfolio of gTLDs, a Latinized version of the Chinese word for "to like". The company has asked ICANN to terminate its registry contract...

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.phone domain gets launch dates domainincite.com/31921-phone… #domains #newgtlds

.phone domain gets launch dates - Domain Incite

The rush to get long-dormant gTLDs on to the market before the 2026 cohort starts to come online continues apace, with Dish Registry announcing launch plans for .phone. The company intends to run its...

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Domainer AI slop crackdown on the cards in Oz domainincite.com/31918-domai… #domains

Domainer AI slop crackdown on the cards in Oz - Domain Incite

Startling rule changes have been proposed for Australia's .au domain, potentially making it much tougher and more expensive to register names to monetize or resell. If implemented, the proposed new...

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Team Internet still expects over $160 million for domains business domainincite.com/31916-team-… #domains

Team Internet still expects over $160 million for domains business - Domain Incite

Team Internet is continuing talks to sell off its domain name business and seems confident it could close a deal worth $160 million or more before the end of the year. The company has been talking...

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Newfold settles Meta cybersquatting lawsuit domainincite.com/31914-newfo… #domains

Newfold settles Meta cybersquatting lawsuit - Domain Incite

Newfold Digital says it has settled a cybersquatting lawsuit with Facebook owner Meta, and will make an undisclosed payment to Meta as a result. Judging by the registrar's press release, it's pretty...

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DropCatch acquires 300 more registrars domainincite.com/31912-dropc… #domains

DropCatch acquires 300 more registrars - Domain Incite

Almost half of all ICANN-accredited registrars are now under the control of a single business, after DropCatch.com owner TurnCommerce bought 300 more accreditations. Numbered shell LLCs named...

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Helsinki throws in the towel on city gTLD domainincite.com/31910-helsi… #domains #icann #newgtlds

Helsinki throws in the towel on city gTLD - Domain Incite

Helsinki has become the third of the world's capital cities to decide that it doesn't want to run its city gTLD after all. The City of Helsinki has notified ICANN that it wants to terminate its...

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“Bulletproof” registrar takes a bullet to the head domainincite.com/31908-bulle… #domains #icann

“Bulletproof” registrar takes a bullet to the head - Domain Incite

ICANN has terminated a rogue registrar that claimed it offered "bulletproof" domain registrations services. Fewmoretaps, which went by the ironic d/b/a Trustname.com, will lose its right to sell gTLD...

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Robles to join ICANN board domainincite.com/31904-roble… #icann

Robles to join ICANN board - Domain Incite

ICANN's Address Supporting Organization has selected Oscar Robles to serve an abridged term on ICANN's board of directors. He will serve until the end of ICANN's public meeting in November 2027,...

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Former ICANN director Bertrand de La Chapelle dies domainincite.com/31902-forme… #icann

Former ICANN director Bertrand de La Chapelle dies - Domain Incite

Former ICANN director Bertrand de La Chapelle has died unexpectedly, according to friends and colleagues paying tribute to his life this week. La Chapelle served on the ICANN board between 2010 and...

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Texas will object to .texas gTLD domainincite.com/31896-texas… #icann #domains #newgtlds

Texas will object to .texas gTLD - Domain Incite

The US State of Texas has become the first government to publicly object to any gTLD applications matching its name. Anthony Sauerhoff, state chief information officer, wrote to ICANN earlier this...

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WordPress hints it applied for more new gTLDs domainincite.com/31894-wordp… #domains #icann #newgtlds

WordPress hints it applied for more new gTLDs - Domain Incite

WordPress.com owner Automattic has dropped some pretty major hints that it applied for a modest portfolio of new gTLDs in ICANN's just-closed application window. In a blog post, the company all but...

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Could you type a .chrysanthemun domain name? domainincite.com/31889-could… #domains #icann #newgtlds

Could you type a .chrysanthemun domain name? - Domain Incite

Does .chrysanthemam portend the end of type-in domain names, or is it just an incredibly dumb gTLD idea? Chinese portfolio applicant Journey To The West Corporation announced earlier in the week that...

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LFG boss on why Telegram gTLD fight might not be all bad news domainincite.com/31883-lfg-b… #domains #icann #newgtlds

LFG boss on why Telegram gTLD fight might not be all bad news - Domain Incite

It's currently the highest-profile fight of the 2026 new gTLD round, but the CEO of one applicant has a positive spin on having to go up against one or two deep-pocketed social media giants. The...

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Harper replaces Deutsch on ICANN board domainincite.com/31875-harpe… #icann #domains

Harper replaces Deutsch on ICANN board - Domain Incite

ICANN's Nominating Committee has revealed its picks for ICANN's board of directors and it looks like they will be considerably less controversial than last year's round. Sarah Deutsch is leaving the...

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Let’s just get this out of the way: yes there will be a .fart fight domainincite.com/31871-lets-… #icann #newgtlds #domains

Let’s just get this out of the way: yes there will be a .fart fight - Domain Incite

clownpenis.fart will very probably be a real domain name one day, but there will be a .fart fight over it. Two applicants -- Link Freedom Group and Endpoint Domains -- have confirmed that they have...

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New gTLDs: what we do and don’t know about the 2026 round domainincite.com/31864-new-g… #icann #domains #newgtlds

New gTLDs: what we do and don’t know about the 2026 round - Domain Incite

We don't know how many new gTLD applications were submitted during the just-closed 2026 application window, but we do know the floor. ICANN said late Friday that it had received more than 1,600 --...

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Topical domain explosivediarrhea.com has been registered since 2000. The British spelling (look it up) is still available.
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Government moves to nationalize .me domainincite.com/31858-gover… #domains

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...

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