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… Continue reading LINX Suspends Two Russian Members due to Sanctions
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Nominet Suspends Russian Registrars
Nominet has unilaterally decided to suspend all its Russian registrars. As far as I can tell there’s no legal obligation on Nominet to take action against registrars based in Russia, but they’ve decided to suspend them. However they’re also claiming that they don’t want to impact existing registrations. With the Russian registrars suspended there’s no… Continue reading Nominet Suspends Russian Registrars
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… Continue reading EU Sanctions Russia Today and Sputnik
ICANN Hires New Head of Eastern Europe & Central Asia
While the COVID 19 virus has pretty much taken over the news in recent weeks, other things are still happening, albeit at a slower pace. ICANN announced Monday that they had hired Mikhail Anisimov to head up their activities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. “Mikhail Anisimov is a well-known domain industry professional in Eastern… Continue reading ICANN Hires New Head of Eastern Europe & Central Asia
TLDCON To Be Held In Baku
The .ru domain registry is holding their annual conference for domain registries and registrars this year in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year’s conference has the catchier title of “TLDCON”. The event, which is free to attend, will take place on September 9-12 at the JW Marriott Hotel Absheron Baku The conference agenda covers a variety of topics… Continue reading TLDCON To Be Held In Baku