IANA transition despite jumping many hurdles may not be happening in the next few years, at least not before, thanks to the issue getting the attention of the U.S. Congress. In an article on the Hill, Sophia Bekele also adds that should the transition happen, it will give some governments who want more power within …
The Catholic Church has a large and growing footprint on the Internet. In advance of Pope Francis’ visit to Washington, D.C., this week, here are a few domain name-related facts about the pope and the church: The Holy See is a member of ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee. It is represented on the GAC by Mauro …
In March 2014, the US government announced its plan to move away from oversight and completely privatize ICANN’s functions, however it appears as though the ICANN volunteers will have to slave on more and perfect the proposal that has been presented, this is after the US Government Commerce Department said on Monday that the plan …
Bangladesh has lost the rights of using dot bangla (.bangla) domain, the Internationalized Domain Name (IDM), as they failed the make it into effect in three years after obtaining the permission in 2012. This is according to Ashraful Islam Will this be the eventuality of other government owned domains? The list published by the Internet …
Nearly 80% of UK brands are yet to purchase controversial domain names like .sucks, which became available to public on 21st June. The brands are said to be at risk of ruining their reputation as the new domain names can be purchased by anyone willing to pay for them, including online trolls. Some of the …
As part of its globalization strategy, ICANN established an Asia Pacific Hub in Singapore in August 2013, to better serve its regional stakeholders. To further such globalization objectives, the ICANN Board has approved that the Singapore office will be moving into a larger space in FY16. The staff have identified and evaluated the location and …
The ICANN CEO has announced intentions to step down from the helm in March 2016, it is not clear what has caused his resignation but speaking to AFP, Chehade said he has accepted a job in the private sector, outside of the domain name space which ICANN supervises. He promised to disclose the name of …
The Belgian privacy commission has told Facebook to stop tracking the internet activities of people who have not registered with the site or have logged out, after a “staggering” report showed alleged breaches of EU privacy law. “Facebook tramples on European and Belgian privacy laws”, the data protection authority said in a statement. “Facebook has …
Late on the evening on April 22nd the CWG-Stewardship on the IANA Naming Functions issued its second Draft Proposal for a 28-day public comment period that closes on May 20th. Information about the Proposal can be found in a news announcement and at the public comment page. ICANN has scheduled a 90-minute explanatory webinar on …
In their continued fight against copyright infringement, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are now turning their attention to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Last month, MPAA sent a letter to ICANN in which they urged the organization to take strong action …