Swiss registry implements an active measure to fight fraudulent registrations
SWITCH, the registry for .CH (Switzerland) .LI (Liechtenstein), has implemented a deferred delegation system for new registrations in order to better protect Internet users from malware and phishing. If the registry suspects a registration is fraudulent, the domain name will be assigned, but SWITCH will prevent it from being added to the zone ...
TOP 10 LARGEST CCTLDs BY NUMBER OF REPORTED DOMAIN NAMES
Total ccTLD domain name registrations were 152.9 million at the end of the third quarter of 2021. The top 10 ccTLDs, as of Sept. 30, 2021, were .tk, .de, .cn, .uk, .nl, .ru, .br, .fr, .eu and .it. As of Sept. 30, 2021, there were 308 global ccTLD extensions delegated in the root zone, including IDNs, with the top 10 ccTLDs comprising 62.7% of ...
Kick off for the new .bh (Barhain)
Bahrain has launched its new .bh open to everyone without any more restriction: no more local presence/prior right/documents requirements. Trademark holders are now invited to file their prioritised applications and registration will available to everyone from May 3rd 2022. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain ...
.AU direct registrations to launch in March 2022
auDA has recently announced that Australians will be able to register domain names directly in the TLD .AU as of 24 March 2022. Up to now, only third-level domain names, such as .COM.AU, .NET.AU and .ORG.AU, could be registered in the Australian namespace. auDA CEO said of the .AU launch, “I am delighted to announce .au direct will be ...