Nominet

Nominet is back to 'the same old sh*t' says Public Benefit campaign chief as EGM actions grind to halt

Second public meeting threatened unless dot-UK registry plays ball

Networks23 Jun 2021 | 38

Vote to turf out remainder of Nominet board looks inevitable after .uk registry ignores reform demands

PublicBenefit.uk campaign reports 97 per cent of its supporters behind effort

Networks15 Apr 2021 | 71

Nominet chooses civil war over compromise by rejecting ex-BBC Trust chairman

Remaining .uk registry board members ignore demands of campaign that has already removed CEO

Networks13 Apr 2021 | 63

Nominet ignores advice, rejects serious change despite losing CEO, chair, half its board in membership vote

Extraordinary response by .uk registry operator effectively dares members to fire the rest of them

Networks01 Apr 2021 | 97

Now that half of Nominet's board has been ejected, what happens next? Let us walk you through the possibilities

Analysis Difficult choices face .uk registry

Networks24 Mar 2021 | 90

Chairman, CEO of Nominet ousted as member rebellion drives .uk registry back to non-commercial roots

Special report Senior management also booted off board in extraordinary vote

Networks22 Mar 2021 | 134

Big problem: Nominet members won't know how many votes they're casting in decision to oust CEO, chair

Analysis .UK registry operator leaves itself open to vote rigging accusations

Networks18 Mar 2021 | 63

With Nominet’s board-culling vote just days away, we speak to one man who will publicly support the management

Interview 'There should be a dialogue – not a double-barreled shotgun'

Networks18 Mar 2021 | 53

Desperate Nominet chairman claims member vote to fire him would spark British government intervention

Last-ditch effort to win votes comes one week from .uk operator's EGM

Networks16 Mar 2021 | 115

As battle for future of .UK's Nominet draws closer, non-exec director hits a nerve with for-profit proposal

Suggestion to hand out shares in new registry dismissed as a non-starter

Networks10 Mar 2021 | 48

Pressure builds on Nominet as members demand to know leadership's contingency plans for when they’re fired

Special vote to sack UK internet registry's CEO and chairman coming later this month

Networks02 Mar 2021 | 66

Nominet sets the date for extraordinary meeting where members could fire CEO

Showdown over future of the .uk operator set for late March, shenanigans already alleged

Networks23 Feb 2021 | 54

Nominet claims effort to replace its board with 'safe hands' is invalid, refuses to put it to member vote

Having apparently lost, UK registry operator tries desperate legal gambit

Networks17 Feb 2021 | 69

Nominet vows to freeze wages and prices, boost donations, and be more open. For many members, it’s too little, too late

Analysis Board of dot-UK registry operator scrambles to save itself

Networks11 Feb 2021 | 76

Faced with the sack, Nominet CEO half-apologizes for taking the 'wrong tone,' asks angry members to hear him out

Campaign to oust him and 'carpetbagger' board picks up speed

Networks09 Feb 2021 | 64

Nominet boardroom battle may already be over as campaign to oust management hits critical milestone

Analysis UK internet registry faces uphill battle to restore member trust

Networks02 Feb 2021 | 36

Momentum builds behind campaign to fire Nominet CEO, board – though success still far from certain

Analysis Battle between members and management of .UK registry follows long history of tension

Networks01 Feb 2021 | 30

Nominet faces showdown with British internet industry: Extraordinary vote called to oust CEO, board members

Ex-BBC chairman, former RIPE NCC boss lined up to run .UK registry as caretakers if campaign successful

Networks31 Jan 2021 | 78

Heavy-duty case closed: Peli tried to steal peli.co.uk from rightful owner, says Nominet

Complaint was 'inaccurate' and tried to 'deceive' arbitrator, declares UK domain name registry

Networks17 Nov 2020 | 23

Nominet refuses to consider complaint about its own behaviour, claims CEO didn’t mean what he said on camera

Dot-UK overlord descends into farce

Networks06 Oct 2020 | 56

.uk registry operator Nominet responds to renewed criticism – by silencing its critics

It’s always important for us to understand your views. That's why we’re shutting them down

Networks23 Sep 2020 | 68

.UK overlord Nominet tells everyone not to worry about 'distorted' vote allocations in its board elections

Errors had no material effect on the outcome, promises the, er, board chairman

Networks17 Sep 2020 | 16

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

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

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

Snapchat domain squatter loses comedy £1m URL sellback attempt

'Take legal action' he told the firm. So it (sort of) did

Personal Tech28 Apr 2020 | 24

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

Chancers keep buying up dot-UK company name domains: Got a problem? That'll be £750 for Nominet to rule on it

£3,000 if you don't like the answer

On-Prem22 Nov 2019 | 23

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

Ebuygumm doesn't break t' Nominet rules, eBay and Gumtree told

By 'eck! Geoffrey Boycott-inspired domain sees off tat bazaar challenge

On-Prem18 Sep 2019 | 53

Two years ago, 123-Reg and NamesCo decided to register millions of .uk domains for customers without asking them. They just got the renewal reminders...

Updated ... And these punters are not happy

Networks16 Sep 2019 | 164

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

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

Goddamn the Pusher man: Nominet kicks out domain name hijack bid

Lord, he'll leave your mind to scream - if you don't renew on time

Security14 Jan 2019 | 48

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

Namecheap users rage at domain transfer pain, but their supplier Enom blames... er, GDPR?

Folk stung for Nominet fees, biz promises to cover the costs

On-Prem02 Jul 2018 | 20

Nominet throws out US corp's attempt to seize Brit domain names

Forte-dot-co-dot-uk can still be yours for £15k-£20k

On-Prem11 Jun 2018 | 44

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

Knock, knock. Whois there? Get ready for anonymized email addresses after domain privacy shake-up

Looming GDPR Euro law sends ICANN back to drawing board

Legal02 Mar 2018 | 55

.UK overseer Nominet abandons its own charitable foundation – and why this matters

Special report Non-profit org mutates into investment firm

Legal19 Jan 2018 | 47

UK taxman has domain typo-squatter stripped of HMRC web addresses

Panama corporation owns nearly 54,000 dot-UK sites

Legal15 Jan 2018 | 42

Guntree v Gumtree: Nominet orders gun ads site must lose domain

Oh, and there's no such thing as a 'gun tree'

On-Prem29 Sep 2017 | 55

Scrutiny? We've heard of it. Dot-UK supremo Nominet goes dark

Even limited board reports now scrapped in favor of worthless 'updates'

Legal17 Aug 2017 | 15

The Great British domain name rip-off: Overcharged .uk customers help pay for cheaper .vodka

Time for competition authorities to take a hard look at Nominet

On-Prem26 Sep 2016 | 32

Nest's bricking of Revolv serves as wake-up call to industry

Open source software and a DNS for the internet of things needed

Networks06 Apr 2016 | 68

Sir Michael Lyons tells .uk registry Nominet: Time to grow up

Humph, responds board to ex-BBC Trust chairman's review

Networks05 Feb 2016 | 17

Nominet to hike price of UK web domains by 50%

Costs risen considerably, says CEO. Members not persuaded

Networks25 Nov 2015 | 23

Thousands cut off from email after EE bungles domain renewal

Oh FFS FSNet

Networks18 Sep 2015 | 41

Return of the Jedi? StarWars.co.uk bod to fight the Empire (Disney)

Bloke appeals US giant's bid to snatch domain name

On-Prem10 Aug 2015 | 24

The Empire Strikes Back: Disney tractor-beams StarWars.co.uk from Brit biz

A domain of evil it is. In you must go.

On-Prem09 Jul 2015 | 36