ICANN has chosen Guyana for a first-of-its-kind moment in the Caribbean. From February 3 to 5, 2026, Georgetown will host the region’s inaugural ICANN Near You event for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Six Million Domains Later, NameSilo Is Playing a Very Different Game
ICANN Under Pressure as VPN.com CEO Calls for ccTLD Sanctions Over Internet Censorship
When governments shut off the internet or silence their own citizens, the damage does not stop at borders. VPN.com Domain Advisor CEO Michael Gargiulo says global internet governance should not look the other way.
Com Laude Buys Markmonitor
Com Laude has closed its acquisition of Markmonitor, a move that reshapes the corporate domain services market and forms a new entity valued at roughly $450 million. The combined business now operates as Markmonitor Group and positions itself as a single, global provider focused squarely on enterprise domain name management.
CU Independent Lost the Domain — Then a Fake News Site Took Over Their Name
The CU Independent, a student-run newsroom covering the University of Colorado Boulder, is dealing with a problem that started quietly and then exploded. The publication lost control of its longtime domain name. Someone else acquired it. What followed was not a parked page or a resale listing. A fake news website went live, presenting itself as the “real” CU Independent.
A Developer Just Hijacked a Client’s Website With a Payment Shaming Message — Here’s What Happens Next
Picture this: a customer visits a local business website and sees a blunt message plastered across the page.
Anna’s Archive’s Main .ORG Domain Goes Dark After Sudden “serverHold” Suspension
Anna’s Archive, a well-known shadow library meta-search engine, has lost control over its primary domain name after an abrupt registry-level status change. The domain annas-archive.org was placed on “serverHold,” a status that typically removes a domain from the DNS so it stops resolving globally. In plain English: the address can look “dead” everywhere at once, even if the underlying infrastructure still exists.
Another Fake GoDaddy ‘24 Hours Left’ Email Is Making the Rounds
A new phishing email is circulating that pretends to be a GoDaddy domain expiration notice. This one leans hard on panic. Big headline. Red banner. “24 HOURS LEFT — DOMAIN WILL BE RELEASED.” It is designed to make you click first and think later.
After a 13-Year Wait, ICANN Finally Reopens the Door to New Domain Extensions
After more than a decade of anticipation, the next expansion of the Internet’s naming system has a firm timeline. On December 16, 2025, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released the Applicant Guidebook for the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round. This document sets the rules, expectations, and evaluation process for organizations planning to apply for new generic top-level domains, commonly referred to as gTLDs. [Read more…]
Beware of Fake GoDaddy Expiration Notices: Here’s How to Spot the Scam
Another wave of phishing emails is circulating, and this time the attackers are impersonating GoDaddy with surprisingly convincing “expiration notices.” These messages look urgent, credible, and time-sensitive, yet a closer look reveals several red flags that make it clear these are not legitimate renewal reminders.