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British owners of .eu domains given an extra three months to find a European address
Brexit bonus for EU, it's losing millions after endless rule changes
11 Feb 2021 12:27 | 96
Networks
Brexit freezes 81,000 UK-registered .eu domains – and you've all got three months to get them back
After years of waffle, potentially thousands of web addresses suspended
05 Jan 2021 06:04 | 205
Networks
Contract to run .eu domain-name registry is up for grabs as Brussels tries to avoid a .co-style debacle
Five-year deal to oversee 3.6 million web addresses ... but does anyone actually want it?
13 Oct 2020 06:03 | 22
Analysis
Strap in for the wild ride that is invest.com: A failed legal battle, millions of dollars on the line... and that Yo! app
Plus: Strange $12m sale rumors surround top domain name
17 Sep 2020 21:56 | 4
Networks
What the hell is going on with .uk? Dozens of domain names sold in error, then reversed, but we'll say no more about it, says oversight org
Fasthosts made a mistake, this exhibit is closed
17 Sep 2020 07:32 | 22
Networks
Fasthosts finally promises to stop pushing unwanted .uk domains onto irritated customers
Six years of No gets heard - but only because of legal jeopardy
09 Sep 2020 12:30 | 6
Networks
With a million unwanted .uk domains expiring this week, Nominet again sends punters pushy emails to pay up
No one wants them – including all of Britain’s top brands
03 Sep 2020 07:02 | 65
Analysis
Nominet backtracks on .uk domain expiration money grab, critics still fear sweetheart deal to come
At registry operator, money talks and everyone else is ignored
01 Sep 2020 07:02 | 24
Networks
Nominet promises .uk owners it'll listen to feedback on plan to award itself millions... as long as it agrees with it
We haven’t made up our mind, registry claims, we just won’t accept changes
20 Aug 2020 06:06 | 34
Analysis
Nominet shakes up system for expiring .uk domains, just happens to choose one that will make it £millions. Again
Brit registry is the cash cow that keeps on giving. Whether it wants to or not
22 Jul 2020 08:56 | 50
Networks
Internet Society, remember your embarrassing .org flub? The actual internet society would like to talk about it
Non-profits call for independent probe into disastrous effort to sell TLD registry
24 Jun 2020 21:55 | 35
Personal Tech
Facebook accused of trying to bypass GDPR, slurp domain owners' personal Whois info via an obscure process
Antisocial network floods registrars with unjustified data requests
23 Jun 2020 10:46 | 70
Personal Tech
Whose side you on, Nominet? Registry floods .co.uk owners with begging emails to renew unwanted .uk domains
Quick! You need to pay for that web address you never asked for so we can make more money
16 Jun 2020 07:02 | 54
Legal
Barmy ban on businesses, Brits based in Blighty bearing or buying .eu domains is back: Cut-off date is Jan 1, 2021
If you're not registered somewhere in the union, you can't use the TLD
04 Jun 2020 06:05 | 212
Networks
Remember April 2020? It brought pandemic, chaos and an unseasonable spike in new domain registrations
UK and Oz registries recorded mini-booms for new names but also an overall domain dip
19 May 2020 06:32 | 7
Networks
ICANN finally halts $1.1bn sale of .org registry, says it's 'the right thing to do' after months of controversy
Questions linger over what is going on inside DNS overseer
01 May 2020 03:31 | 106
Networks
Come to GoDaddy: 12 million domains – from .biz to .nyc – acquired from Neustar amid promises of lower prices
Could takeover actually not shaft internet web address holders?
06 Apr 2020 22:39 | 13
Networks
It’s not true no one wants .uk domains – just look at all these Bulgarians who signed up to nab expired addresses
'It earns money for freelancers and very small businesses in our rather poor country' says maker of catcher tool
31 Jan 2020 06:03 | 69
Networks
South American nations open fire on ICANN for 'illegal and unjust' sale of .amazon to zillionaire Jeff Bezos
Nastygram to DNS overseer follows long, flawed and drawn-out process
21 Jan 2020 16:07 | 93
Analysis
Let’s check in on the .org sale fiasco: Senators say No, internet grandees say Yes – and ICANN pretends there's absolutely nothing to see here
'Ethos Capital, ISOC, and PIR have failed to provide clear and transparent information'
21 Jan 2020 01:13 | 42
Special report
One company on the planet, US-based Afilias, meets the criteria to run Colombia's trendy .co registry – and the DNS world fears a stitch-up
South American nation's government accused of fixing TLD contract amid bitter business war
15 Jan 2020 10:45 | 8
Comment
As internet pioneers fight to preserve .org’s non-profit status, those in charge are hiding behind dollar signs
ICANN, ISOC, PIR and Ethos still refusing to provide details
09 Jan 2020 08:03 | 28
Bootnotes
Internet jerk with million-plus fans starts 14-year stretch for bizarre dot-com armed robbery
Lawyer attempted to argue theft of domain name at gunpoint was too stupid to be true
10 Dec 2019 01:35 | 65
Networks
Plan to strip post-Brexit Brits of .EU domains now on hold: Registry waves white flag amid political madness
But the damage is already done
25 Oct 2019 05:07 | 105
Networks
Nominet continues milking .uk registry cash cow with 4 per cent price rise for... what exactly?
Increased costs of running the registry business? Or more money for failed expansion?
02 Oct 2019 08:01 | 33
Legal
Dot-org price-cap scrap latest: Now ICANN accused of snubbing registrars with 'sham' public comment process
DNS overlord ignored opposition, says Namecheap
29 Jul 2019 20:58 | 21
Legal
Brussels changes its mind AGAIN on .EU domains: Euro citizens in post-Brexit Britain can keep them after all
Your periodic reminder that there was maybe a reason so many people voted to leave
20 Jul 2019 09:31 | 175
Legal
Shall we strip price caps from .org, mulls ICANN. Hm, people seem really upset... OK, let's do it
Concerns snubbed as DNS overlord signs secretive deal, paves way for $$$ increases
01 Jul 2019 20:56 | 29
Analysis
Remember the Nominet £100m dot-uk windfall it claims doesn't exist? Well, it's already begun
Fasthosts registers all its customers' .uk domain names – just for safekeeping, you understand
24 Jun 2019 09:04 | 43
Comment
A $4bn biz without a live product just broke the record for the amount paid for a domain name. WTF is going on?
Goodbye Sex.com: Voice.com now #1 at $30m
20 Jun 2019 21:50 | 65
Analysis
It's official! The Register is fake news… according to .uk overlord Nominet. Just a few problems with that claim, though
We translate domain registry CEO's hit piece
06 Jun 2019 06:03 | 182
Special report
UK's internet registry prepares a £100m windfall for its board members – and everyone else will pay for it
Snouts in the trough for The Great British Brand Sell-off
05 Jun 2019 07:05 | 84
Special report
Uh-oh .io: Question mark hangs over trendy tech startup domains as UN condemns British empire hangover
The Chagos Islands situation, already a shameful episode of UK history, just got worse
27 May 2019 10:06 | 135
Analysis
Jeff Bezos finally gets .Amazon after DNS overlord ICANN runs out of excuses to delay decision any further
Persistence pays off for online super-souk, but not for South American states
21 May 2019 20:25 | 70
Updated
Internet industry freaks out over proposed unlimited price hikes on .org domain names
The domain name system is going to get more expensive and probably less competitive
26 Apr 2019 06:09 | 95
Bootnotes
Bloke faces up to 20 years in the clink after gun held to dot-com owner's head in robbery
Mastermind of armed snatch that went rather wrong is found guilty, awaits sentencing
22 Apr 2019 21:23 | 77
Networks
As the UK updates its .eu Brexit advice yet again, an alternative hovers into view
.inc offers to remove domain name hassles with three-month giveaway and a hefty bill
05 Apr 2019 22:33 | 83
Devops
Fancy a .dev domain? They were $12,500 a pop from Google. Now, $1,000. Soon, $17.50. And you may want one
Meanwhile, .gay comes out of the commercial closet
21 Feb 2019 20:26 | 68
Updated
Never mind that naked selfie scandal... Brazil lights the, er, kindling, dot-Amazon saga roars back into life
Seven-year battle could be finally coming to an end
11 Feb 2019 20:56 | 28
Updated
Things that make you go .hm... Has a piece of the internet just sunk into the ocean? It appears so
If anyone's seen Ed Sweeney recently, please let us know
06 Feb 2019 22:30 | 50
Legal
Post-Brexit plan for .EU tweaked: No dot-EU web domains for Europeans in UK, no appeals, etc
It's not up there with looming food, medicine shortages, but it's still rather annoying
28 Jan 2019 20:38 | 162
Legal
Attention all British .eu owners: Buy dotcom domains and prepare to sue, says UK govt
Brexit just gets better
07 Jan 2019 20:33 | 349
Legal
Domain name 'admin' role eyed up as latest victim of Whois system's GDPRmeggdon
Plus anonymous email and all personal info to be redacted
27 Nov 2018 07:25 | 46
Legal
Dot-com web addresses prices to swell, thanks to sweetheart deal between Uncle Sam, Verisign
Freeze on renewal, base costs lifted so we all pay a bit more
02 Nov 2018 19:52 | 36
Security
US government charges two Chinese spies over jet engine blueprint theft
China says case is full of hot air
31 Oct 2018 19:09 | 27
Legal
Amazon tried to entice Latin American officials with $5m in Kindles, AWS credits for .amazon
Brazil, Peru snub cheap gifts, refuse to unblock dot-word
25 Oct 2018 19:29 | 38
Analysis
Congrats from 123-Reg! You can now pay us an extra £6 or £12 a year for basically nothing
We'll just tack that on your .uk domain bill. You're welcome!
25 Oct 2018 06:04 | 111
On-Prem
Whoa – oh no, Zoho: Domain name no-show deals CRM biz, 40m punters a crushing blow
Customers locked out after registrar switches off dot-com
24 Sep 2018 20:40 | 12
Legal
Euro bureaucrats tie up .eu in red tape to stop Brexit Brits snatching back their web domains
Exit sparks worst tendencies in anonymous rule-makers
15 Sep 2018 07:06 | 153
NSFW
US govt concedes that you can indeed f**k Nazis online: Domain-name swear ban lifted
Famous seven dirty little words allowed in .us addresses
13 Sep 2018 19:45 | 58
Networks
Men are officially the worst… top-level domain
It's paining men as Spamhaus lists the top abused registries
12 Jun 2018 20:22 | 40
Networks
Africa's internet body in full-blown meltdown: 'None of the above' wins board protest vote
Afrinic in limbo in aftermath of sex harassment claims
11 May 2018 21:01 | 32
Legal
US citizen sues France over France-dot-com brouhaha
French-born man says country took his 24-yr-old domain name
30 Apr 2018 13:56 | 50
Networks
Nominet drains mug of tea, leans back, calmly explains how to make Whois GDPR-compliant
.UK registry not entirely sure what all the fuss is about
19 Apr 2018 20:39 | 33
Legal
Australia’s .au admins told to reform or get rooted
auDA bins plans for direct .au sales to focus on governance and not pissing off members
19 Apr 2018 00:56 | 4
Networks
US government weighs in on GDPR-Whois debacle, orders ICANN to go probe GoDaddy
Yeah that oughta do the trick
17 Apr 2018 22:10 | 48
Networks
Angry Australians, in the .au registry, with the vote of no confidence: CEO, execs face ousting
We pull the covers off latest problems within Oz 'net body
11 Apr 2018 20:12 | 3
Legal
Europe dumps 300,000 UK-owned .EU domains into the Brexit bin
Bureaucrats break internet norms by vowing to ban Blighty-based bods from Euro TLD
29 Mar 2018 20:29 | 312
Legal
Uncle Sam slams plans to give govts final say over domain privacy
ICANN throws itself under bus to hit GDPR deadline
13 Mar 2018 22:29 | 7
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