Domain News
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Baby.ai sold for $32,500
I came across a .ai sale that I had not seen mentioned anywhere. I was looking at the recent transactions…
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How to change Afternic listings to lease-to-own in bulk
Here’s how you can add lease-to-own to multiple domain names at one time. Last year Afternic introduced lease-to-own (LTO) payment…
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Freenom’s domains land at Gandi after termination
French registrar Gandi will be the beneficiary of Freenom’s ignominious collapse last year, it has emerged. ICANN records updated today…
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.ru domains fly off the shelf as Western sanctions bite
Russia’s ccTLD has posted very impressive growth in registrations for 2023, attributable largely to sanctions related to the country’s invasion…
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ICANN picks its first ever Supreme Court
After foot-dragging for a decade, ICANN has finally approved a slate of a dozen jurists to act as its de…
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Lebanon’s ccTLD going back to Lebanon after ICANN takeover
ICANN’s board of directors has voted to redelegate Lebanon’s ccTLD to the country’s local Internet Society chapter, six months after…
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TextMechanic owner tires reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist says the company should have known this case wasn’t winnable under UDRP. The owner of a text manipulation tools…
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ICANN picks the domain it will never, ever release
ICANN has picked the TLD string that it will recommend for safe use behind corporate firewalls on the basis that…
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ICANN approves domain takedown rules
ICANN’s board of directors has formally approved amendments to its standard registry and registrar contracts aimed at forcing companies to…
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Epik boots Kiwi Farms, vows to boot “absolutist free speech websites”
According to the company’s Twitter account, it no longer wants some domains on its platform. Domain name registrar Epik is…
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Has Epik gone “woke”?
The epic saga of disgraced registrar Epik has taken a weird twist this week, with the company appearing to do…
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A dozen end user domain sales up to $38,000
A skincare brand, a motorcycle accessories company, and a digital design firm bought domain names. Here’s a list of end…
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ICANN board nixes “closed generics” in next new round of TLDs
Applicants will not be able to use generic terms exclusively. ICANN’s Board of Directors has confirmed that it will not…
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ICANN bans closed generics for the foreseeable
There will be no applications for closed generic gTLDs in the 2026 application round, ICANN has confirmed. While the Org…