ICANN has announced the locations for the 2026 and 2027 spring meetings. They haven't announced anything for the other meetings in either year. In 2026 ICANN will be heading back to India. This time to Mumbai. In 2027 ICANN will be returning to Lisbon. If I go it'll be exactly 20 years from the first ICANN meeting I attended, which was also in Lisbon back in 2007. Of … [Read more...] about ICANN Announces Locations for two Future Meetings
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ICANN 82 Seattle Full Schedule Available
The full schedule for the upcoming ICANN meeting in Seattle is now available. ICANN 82 will run from March 8th to March 13th in the Hyatt Regency Seattle. This will be the first of 2025's public meetings, with the summer one being held in Prague in June and the AGM slated for Muscat, Oman in October. As they've been doing for the last couple of years, there will be a … [Read more...] about ICANN 82 Seattle Full Schedule Available
Irish Government Opens Consultation on .ie Country Code Domain
The Irish government has opened a very broad ranging consultation on the .ie country code domain and its future. The consultation will be open to the public from now until 14th February 2025. The consultation document runs to 17 pages, so while it's quite long, it's not as long as it could be! The Government has some clear expectations about what it expects from the … [Read more...] about Irish Government Opens Consultation on .ie Country Code Domain
APNIC Appoints New DG
APNIC, which is the Regional Internet Registry for Asia Pacific, has announced the appointment of their new Director General. The post became vacant earlier this year when Paul Wilson announced his departure after more than 25 years in the role. The previous DG for APNIC, Paul Wilson, has joined others in congratulating Rong Low on his appointment. Jia Rong Low will be … [Read more...] about APNIC Appoints New DG
German Company to Handle all Domain Registration Data Escrow
It's been 16 years since the RegisterFly meltdown. For those that don't recall what happened, the short version is that the company got into serious difficulties and eventually ICANN pulled their accreditation. One of the issues with the RegisterFly collapse was that it was a total mess for registrants whose domains were with the company, as there was no information about … [Read more...] about German Company to Handle all Domain Registration Data Escrow
Gandi Merges with TWS to Form “Your.Online”
French hosting provider and domain name registrar Gandi has merged with Dutch hosting provider TWS (Total Web Solutions). Over the past couple of years TWS has been expanding quite aggressively via acquisitions in the European market. However it looks like the Gandi deal is the biggest one they've been involved with so far. Instead of simply slotting Gandi into the existing … [Read more...] about Gandi Merges with TWS to Form “Your.Online”
Ye Buying Parler
Remember Parler? While it might not be garnering as much media attention these days as it did back in early 2021, it's still around. And it looks like it's going to be owned by Ye (the artist who used to be known as Kanye West). I saw a tweet and blog post about the news from DomainGang and assumed it was parody, but no. Reality is stranger than fiction. You can read the … [Read more...] about Ye Buying Parler
NewFold Digital to Acquire Mark Monitor
Mark Monitor is to be acquired by NewFold Digital from its current owners Clarivate. Mark Monitor is one of the longest established corporate domain name registrars and provides services to many of the Fortune 500 companies. The deal sees the company swapping hands for $302.5 million. The company was originally founded in Boise back in 1999. It was previously acquired … [Read more...] about NewFold Digital to Acquire Mark Monitor
LINX Suspends Two Russian Members due to Sanctions
On Friday LINX announced the suspension of two Russian members: Megafon (AS31133)Rostelecom (AS12389) In an email to LINX members Pieter Knook, LINX Chairman, explained that the decision to suspend the companies was based on legal advice. It's clear that LINX are doing some due diligence on members to see which other ones might be impacted by the current sanctions: The … [Read more...] about LINX Suspends Two Russian Members due to Sanctions
EU Sanctions Russia Today and Sputnik
The European Union has announced sanctions against both Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik. The official announcement makes it very clear that the sanctions apply to online as well as more traditional broadcast media: The sanctions cover all means for transmission and distribution, such as via cable, satellite, IPTV, platforms, websites and apps The sanctions are directly … [Read more...] about EU Sanctions Russia Today and Sputnik