Neowin News Feed for: Icann

ICANN reserves .internal TLD for non-Internet routable domains only

Christopher White — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:04:01 +0000

If you've wanted to have a domain for your own self-hosting purposes in your home, you can now safely use the .internal TLD without fear that it will be purchased and cause havoc on your network. Read more...

SaveDotOrg campaign succeeds as ICANN rejects .ORG sale

Paul Hill — Fri, 01 May 2020 12:38:01 +0000

ICANN has rejected the sale of PIR which runs .ORG to Ethos Capital. It comes after months of campaigning by non-profits who said the sale could lead to their financial exploitation. Read more...

Google snags .app domain for a whopping $25 million

Shreyas Gandhe — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:10:01 +0000

Google has managed to purchase the .app domain from ICANN for $25 million, which is the highest bid for any domain ever, surpassing bids from other tech companies for the same. Read more...

United States to give up its oversight on domain name assignment

Jett Goldsmith — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:50:32 +0000

The government of the United States has announced that it will cede its oversight in assigning domain names and web addresses, while turning the task over to a new organization. Read more...

How ICANN said ICANT

Steven Parker — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:28:28 +0000

Sometime on or after 31 Jan neowin.net was no longer accessible, as it had been suspended by our registrar for an inaccurate WHOIS, the problem was a no longer existing email address in our account. Read more...

Microsoft applies for .Windows and .Xbox top level domains

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:45:28 +0000

The ICANN has revealed that Microsoft has applied for, among others, the .Windows, .Xbox, .Docs and .Microsoft top level domain names. Other companies have also applied for their own domains. Read more...

ICANN now accepting applications for custom top-level domains

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:09:26 +0000

Ever wanted a custom Internet suffix for your URL? ICANN is accepting applications for custom top-level domains as of Thursday... You'll just have to cough up $185,000 for each one. Read more...

UPDATED: ICANN approves domain name changes; .anythingyoulike coming soon

Andy Weir — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:58:04 +0000

It’s a move that surprised no-one, having been the subject of much speculation for some time now. Despite the lack of raised eyebrows, though, a big change has just been approved to the internet domain... Read more...

.xxx domains get ICANN approval

Byron Hinson — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:02:35 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has given its final approval to create an Internet top-level domain specifically dedicated to pornography. According to the BBC, the decision ends 10 years of wrangling and... Read more...

Porn stars join religion in protest against .xxx domain

Alan Cone — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:33:31 +0000

Here is a sudden turn of events: porn stars are siding with those who are against the addition of the proposed .xxx top-level domain. In an effort to show their stance, the stars will be... Read more...

ICANN approves the use of non-Latin domain names

Kristan Kenney — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:15:08 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (or ICANN for short) has approved the ability to create domain names containing non-Latin characters, according to a report from Yahoo! News. As Neowin reported in... Read more...

ICANN getting ready to approve non-Latin web addresses

Mike Brown — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:32:00 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (or ICANN) is expected to approve a new system this week that will allow for website addresses with characters other than those based on the Latin alphabet.... Read more...

World of Web Names Now Wide Open

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:29:44 +0000

Internet regulators voted to loosen restrictions on internet names, a move that could allow thousands of variations of suffixes beyond the basic .com or .ca. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) overwhelmingly... Read more...

Vint Cerf Steps Down as ICANN Chairman

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:29:22 +0000

In the 1970s, Vint Cerf played a leading role in developing the Internet's technical foundation. For the past seven years, he's faced the more daunting task of leading a key agency that oversees his creation.... Read more...

ICANN To Start Tests Of Non-English Domains

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:05:44 +0000

Next week may begin a test of non-English Internet addresses, enabling local users to create Web pages and domains. If successful, non-English top-level domains, such as ".com" or ".net", could be used by the finish... Read more...

ICANN is considering becoming a private entity

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:18:23 +0000

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is considering a change in the way the Internet's governing body is organized that could allow it to skirt some potential legal issues. In late March, a... Read more...

ICANN shoots down .xxx yet again

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:31:06 +0000

It looks as if the board of ICANN has quickly brought the revival of the .xxx domain idea to a standstill: in a meeting in Lisbon, the board voted down ICM Registry's proposal, 9 to... Read more...

Registerfly faces losing ICANN accreditation

Steven Parker — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:19:11 +0000

Thanks Tantawi for this submission in the Back Page News section of our message boards. Domain registrar and SSL certificate issuer Registerfly has been given notice by ICANN for violation of numerous policies and must... Read more...

ICANN to undergo transparency review

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:38:13 +0000

A U.K. governance organization will review The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as it tries to increase transparency after criticism of its close U.S. government ties. The report from One World Trust... Read more...

PowerUser.TV e56: Zune, ICANN, Wii and More!

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:16:31 +0000

This week the team discusses the Zune and the MS Media Player and the possibility that MS is taking notes from SONY or the RIAA. In other news, the US extends ICANN oversight, Stardock releases... Read more...

ICANN Chokes off .xxx Porn Registry

Thu, 11 May 2006 15:18:56 +0000

Plans for an area of the internet dedicated to pornography were killed last night in a vote by overseeing organization ICANN. In a split 9-5 board decision, the organization acted ruthlessly, against its own previous... Read more...

ICANN considers freeing up single-letter domains

Fred Derf — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:18:25 +0000

Once upon a time, single-letter domain names. with a few exceptions, were set aside due to concerns that the central .com registry may have to be split to handle the volume. Since we now know... Read more...

IPv6 goes live at ICANN

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:51:04 +0000

ICANN, the U.S. body overseeing Web site allocations globally, has launched a new technology that will allow virtually unlimited Internet addresses, its chairman told Reuters on Tuesday. Vinton Cerf of the Internet... Read more...

ICANN can't get a budget for next year?

Sat, 29 May 2004 13:32:03 +0000

"The proposed 2004-5 budget for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has hit a snag - the rest of the world is refusing to pay its share of the bill. ... Read more...

VeriSign Antitrust Claim Against ICANN Dismissed

Fri, 21 May 2004 12:24:06 +0000

VeriSign spokesperson Brian O'Shaughnessy told TechNewsWorld that the dismissal of the antitrust claim involved only one of seven claims from VeriSign in the case. "It is the antitrust claim, which has a high level of... Read more...

Domain registrars sue ICANN, VeriSign

Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:21:31 +0000

One day after being sued by VeriSign Inc. over delays in approving a new service for back-ordering Internet domain names, the organization that controls the Internet's domain naming system is now being sued by a... Read more...

VeriSign sues ICANN

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 00:50:41 +0000

Internet infrastructure company VeriSign Inc sued a domain-name oversight body on Thursday, saying it had overstepped its authority when it prevented VeriSign from introducing new Web-address services. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names... Read more...

VeriSign fends off critics at ICANN confab

Wed, 08 Oct 2003 01:53:16 +0000

David Schairer, vice president of broadband provider XO Communications, is frustrated by VeriSign's decision to redirect Web surfers who mistype domain names to its own advertising-based Web site. At an unprecedented public... Read more...

Europe threatens to invade ICANN

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:08:19 +0000

The Internet is teetering on the brink of war. European forces amassed under the executive chairman of UK registry Nominet, Dr Willie Black, are poised ready to strike at the very heart of the Net... Read more...

ICANN raises concerns over VeriSign IDN change

Wed, 08 Jan 2003 10:04:57 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Tuesday expressed concerns regarding a service launched last Friday by VeriSign Inc. designed to handle internationalized domain names (IDNs). According to ICANN, "some... Read more...

ICANN approves new domains, reform

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:25:24 +0000

The group that oversees the Internet's traffic system said on Sunday it plans to approve a host of new address suffixes to join the likes of ".com" and ".org" over the coming year, and is... Read more...

ICANN plays safe with new domain plans

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:56:33 +0000

The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers is proposing that three new top-level domains be added to the internet, but plans currently under discussion call for a limited roll-out that would focus on niche... Read more...

ICANN drops directly elected board seats

Sat, 02 Nov 2002 08:43:28 +0000

The group that oversees Internet addresses finalized changes Thursday that end direct elections to its board of directors -- a move critics complain could make the group indifferent to ordinary users and hurt innovation. ... Read more...

VeriSign tidies records after ICANN rebuke

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 21 Sep 2002 08:06:20 +0000

VERISIGN SAID THIS week that it has corrected database inaccuracies flagged by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) earlier this month, after the regulatory body threatened to strip the leading U.S. registrar... Read more...

Commerce Department extends ICANN reign another year

Sat, 21 Sep 2002 03:52:06 +0000

The U.S. Department of Commerce extended its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for a third time Friday, giving the much maligned agency another year to hold rule over the... Read more...