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Ecommerce is getting extra attention from cybercriminals catalyzed by COVID pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has given opportunities for online criminals targeting e-retailers and their...

Controversial .Org sale proposal shot down after months of mounting pressure

After months and months of pressure against the controversial sale of the .org web domain –...

Human Rights Watch Urges the of End Internet Shutdowns to Manage COVID-19 crisis

Intentionally shutting down or restricting access to the internet violates multiple rights and can...

Protest Planned for Friday the 24th at the ICANN office as US lawmakers urge ICANN to shun .Org sale

Several organizations including EFF, NTEN, Fight for the Future, Demand Progress, and other...

Hand .Org management to us instead, ICANN’s founding Chair joins group seeking alternative ownership

Last November, shocking reports revealed that a Private equity firm Ethos Capital was in the course...

ICANN has 30 additional days to provide or withhold its consent on controversial .Org sale

The controversial fast flying .Org sale by PIR may finally be slow punctured as ICANN seems to have...

Private equity firm Ethos Capital acquires .Org Public Interest Registry from ISOC, questions linger

Amidst hushed and public questions, reports are rife that Private equity firm Ethos Capital has...

Nominet retained as Emergency Back-End Registry Operator (EBERO) operator

Nominet has been reappointed by ICANN as an Emergency Back-End Registry Operator (EBERO) for new...

EFF files a reconsideration request over .Org price cap removal, blasts ICANN

The storm over since ICANN approved the new .org contract without price caps is showing no sign of...

GoDaddy CEO Scott Wagner steps down for health reasons, shares drag

Internet domain provider GoDaddy Inc said its Chief Executive Officer Scott Wagner would step down...

Namecheap requests ICANN for reconsideration over removing .Org, .Info price caps

One of the largest domain registrars Namecheap has filed a Reconsideration Request (pdf) to ICANN to...

CENTR: Although the web is English, the ccTLDs are not

A new CENTR report has quantifies the use of local languages on country code domain names. The...