Former Reg vulture takes on Nominet – by running for board seat
After extensive coverage of .uk missteps, Kieren McCarthy now vows to fix registry from the inside
Networks16 Sep 2022 | 27
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After eleven-year wait, Atlassian customers promised custom domains in 2023
Updated Some got so cranky waiting they made a t-shirt celebrating the 'CLOUD-6999' Jira ticket
SaaS12 Aug 2022 | 14
Red Hat effort to shut down WeMakeFedora.org deemed harassment
IBM's Linux distro giant unable to wrestle domain name from owner
OSes16 Mar 2022 | 15
Nominet suspends 'single digit' number of Russian dot-UK domain registrars
Does not wish to 'profit' from 'commercial arrangements' in Russia
Networks15 Mar 2022 | 15
Ukraine asks ICANN to delete all Russian domains
Updated Plus: Namecheap tells customers in Russia they are no longer welcome, citing 'war crimes'
Networks01 Mar 2022 | 226
Big Tech's private networks and protocols threaten the 'net, say internet registries
APNIC and LACNIC worry about who will set the rules of future internetworking
Off-Prem09 Dec 2021 | 5
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
Networks11 Feb 2021 | 96
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
Networks05 Jan 2021 | 205
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?
Networks13 Oct 2020 | 22
Strap in for the wild ride that is invest.com: A failed legal battle, millions of dollars on the line... and that Yo! app
Analysis Plus: Strange $12m sale rumors surround top domain name
Bootnotes17 Sep 2020 | 4
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
Networks17 Sep 2020 | 22
Fasthosts finally promises to stop pushing unwanted .uk domains onto irritated customers
Six years of No gets heard - but only because of legal jeopardy
Networks09 Sep 2020 | 6
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
Networks03 Sep 2020 | 65
Nominet backtracks on .uk domain expiration money grab, critics still fear sweetheart deal to come
Analysis At registry operator, money talks and everyone else is ignored
Networks01 Sep 2020 | 24
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
Networks20 Aug 2020 | 34
Nominet shakes up system for expiring .uk domains, just happens to choose one that will make it £millions. Again
Analysis Brit registry is the cash cow that keeps on giving. Whether it wants to or not
Networks22 Jul 2020 | 50
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
Networks24 Jun 2020 | 35
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
Personal Tech23 Jun 2020 | 70
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
Personal Tech16 Jun 2020 | 54
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
Legal04 Jun 2020 | 212
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
Networks19 May 2020 | 7
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
Networks01 May 2020 | 106
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?
Networks06 Apr 2020 | 13
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
Networks31 Jan 2020 | 69
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
Networks21 Jan 2020 | 93
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
Analysis 'Ethos Capital, ISOC, and PIR have failed to provide clear and transparent information'
Networks21 Jan 2020 | 42
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
Special report South American nation's government accused of fixing TLD contract amid bitter business war
Networks15 Jan 2020 | 8
As internet pioneers fight to preserve .org’s non-profit status, those in charge are hiding behind dollar signs
Comment ICANN, ISOC, PIR and Ethos still refusing to provide details
Networks09 Jan 2020 | 28
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
Bootnotes10 Dec 2019 | 65
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
Networks25 Oct 2019 | 105
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?
Networks02 Oct 2019 | 33
Dot-org price-cap scrap latest: Now ICANN accused of snubbing registrars with 'sham' public comment process
DNS overlord ignored opposition, says Namecheap
Legal29 Jul 2019 | 21
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
Legal20 Jul 2019 | 175
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
Legal01 Jul 2019 | 29
Remember the Nominet £100m dot-uk windfall it claims doesn't exist? Well, it's already begun
Analysis Fasthosts registers all its customers' .uk domain names – just for safekeeping, you understand
Legal24 Jun 2019 | 43
A $4bn biz without a live product just broke the record for the amount paid for a domain name. WTF is going on?
Comment Goodbye Sex.com: Voice.com now #1 at $30m
Science20 Jun 2019 | 65
It's official! The Register is fake news… according to .uk overlord Nominet. Just a few problems with that claim, though
Analysis We translate domain registry CEO's hit piece
Legal06 Jun 2019 | 182
UK's internet registry prepares a £100m windfall for its board members – and everyone else will pay for it
Special report Snouts in the trough for The Great British Brand Sell-off
Legal05 Jun 2019 | 84
Uh-oh .io: Question mark hangs over trendy tech startup domains as UN condemns British empire hangover
Special report The Chagos Islands situation, already a shameful episode of UK history, just got worse
Networks27 May 2019 | 135
Jeff Bezos finally gets .Amazon after DNS overlord ICANN runs out of excuses to delay decision any further
Analysis Persistence pays off for online super-souk, but not for South American states
On-Prem21 May 2019 | 70
Internet industry freaks out over proposed unlimited price hikes on .org domain names
Updated The domain name system is going to get more expensive and probably less competitive
Networks26 Apr 2019 | 95
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
Bootnotes22 Apr 2019 | 77
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
Networks05 Apr 2019 | 83
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
Devops21 Feb 2019 | 68
Never mind that naked selfie scandal... Brazil lights the, er, kindling, dot-Amazon saga roars back into life
Updated Seven-year battle could be finally coming to an end
Networks11 Feb 2019 | 28
Things that make you go .hm... Has a piece of the internet just sunk into the ocean? It appears so
Updated If anyone's seen Ed Sweeney recently, please let us know
Networks06 Feb 2019 | 50
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
Legal28 Jan 2019 | 162
Attention all British .eu owners: Buy dotcom domains and prepare to sue, says UK govt
Brexit just gets better
Legal07 Jan 2019 | 349
Domain name 'admin' role eyed up as latest victim of Whois system's GDPRmeggdon
Plus anonymous email and all personal info to be redacted
Legal27 Nov 2018 | 46
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
Legal02 Nov 2018 | 36
US government charges two Chinese spies over jet engine blueprint theft
China says case is full of hot air
Security31 Oct 2018 | 27
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
Legal25 Oct 2018 | 38
Congrats from 123-Reg! You can now pay us an extra £6 or £12 a year for basically nothing
Analysis We'll just tack that on your .uk domain bill. You're welcome!
On-Prem25 Oct 2018 | 111
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
On-Prem24 Sep 2018 | 12
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
Legal15 Sep 2018 | 153
US govt concedes that you can indeed f**k Nazis online: Domain-name swear ban lifted
NSFW Famous seven dirty little words allowed in .us addresses
Bootnotes13 Sep 2018 | 58
Men are officially the worst… top-level domain
It's paining men as Spamhaus lists the top abused registries
Networks12 Jun 2018 | 40
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
Networks11 May 2018 | 32
US citizen sues France over France-dot-com brouhaha
French-born man says country took his 24-yr-old domain name
Legal30 Apr 2018 | 50
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
Networks19 Apr 2018 | 33
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