Domaining Americas will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over the weekend of October 6th and 7th. The event will be focussed on domains in the Latin American and Caribbean region, so probably more on country codes than gTLDs. It's the first big domaining event to be held in the region that I'm aware of, so it's sure to be of interest to anyone with an interest in the … [Read more...] about Domaining Americas to be Held in Rio
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Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Again
A Brazilian judge has ordered the blocking of WhatsApp. The order came in the last couple of days and has been reported in mainstream media: The Intercept The NextWeb The blocking order means that 100 million Brazilian users of WhatsApp are cut off. AFNIC's Stéphane Bortzmeyer did a bit of digging around using RIPE's Atlas probes and the blocking can be seen clearly … [Read more...] about Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Again
Association of Portuguese Speaking Domain Registries Launched
Industry associations and groupings come in all shapes and sizes. A new one was launched this week which caters for Portuguese speaking domain registries. The newly formed association LusNIC has a fairly simple goal: To promote and to collaborate in the defense of the interests of Portuguese-language ccTLDs The founding members are drawn from br; (Brazil); .cv; .gw … [Read more...] about Association of Portuguese Speaking Domain Registries Launched
#NetMundial Releases Final Statement
Over the past couple of days NetMundial has been taking place in Brazil. From what those of us following the event from afar can gather the meetings ran late into the night. This evening the final statement (document) was released. It's a compromise, obviously, and has "rough consensus". Here it is in full: NetMundial Final Doc … [Read more...] about #NetMundial Releases Final Statement
Tracking #Netmundial via Twitter
If you're not in Brazil this week for the NetMundial meeting you might be following it remotely. So out of interest I decided to check the stats on the more popular hashtag people are using on Twitter, ie. #netmundial Over the past 24 hours the level of activity has been pretty impressive according to TweetReach: You can follow the hashtag here Update: … [Read more...] about Tracking #Netmundial via Twitter
Our NetMundial Brings Some Humour to Internet Governance
If you follow Internet Governance circles you'll know that most people involved in the internet policy and governance are either in Brazil or en route there this weekend. NetMundial is being held in São Paulo, Brazil on 23rd and 24th and it's pretty serious business if the agenda is anything to go by. However over on Our Netmundial there's a slightly different message … [Read more...] about Our NetMundial Brings Some Humour to Internet Governance
The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
ICANN's NCUC - the Non-Commercial Users Constituency is organising a full day event in Singapore right before the ICANN meeting. The event is focussed on Internet Governance with a focus on the Netmundial meeting in Brazil: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond The purpose of this NCUC conference is to provide a first opportunity for intensive, F2F cross-community dialogue on … [Read more...] about The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
ICANN’s Compliance Goes After Telefonica?
ICANN's compliance team have been kept busy this week. They've issued 3 breach notices to registrars: Virtucom Networks S.A - for non-payment of fees Telefonica Brasil S.A. - for non-payment of fees. Black Ice Domains, Inc - for not paying their fees. Judging by the details in the letter ICANN has been going back and forth with them on this since last summer. Of … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Compliance Goes After Telefonica?
Brazilian Registry: Another ccTLD Milestone
The domain registry for the Brazilian country code, .br, has passed the 3 million domain names mark. The milestone was reached at 22.52 GMT … [Read more...] about Brazilian Registry: Another ccTLD Milestone