As we prepare for ICANN87 in Bali, Indonesia, here’s your regularly-scheduled data-dump about TACO requests. First, a note about our June 2026 TACO stats post. Human error resulted in the post including a truncated data set; it reflected the period from January only through March instead of through to the end of April 2026. That […]
auDA, the .au domain administrator, has accepted changes to the eligibility rules for .com.au and .net.au registrations. If you manage domains through Tucows Enom, it’s worth understanding what this could mean, since it may affect a large share of the domains you or your customers already hold. As announced on 7 September 2026, the proposed […]
ICANN86 took place from June 8–11 in Seville, where the sunny skies complemented the energy and optimism felt throughout the conference. In this ICANN recap, we’ll check in on some familiar topics, including how registration data is handled, methods to mitigate DNS Abuse, and an exciting (to policy wonks, at least) update on the status […]
ICANN Contracted Parties—domain registrars and registries—met for the CP Summit in Manchester, UK, at the end of April. The two-day agenda covered policy and operational topics so, before delving into our latest TACO stats, we are sharing some highlights from the various sessions and discussions. Day one of the Summit covered operational topics, starting with […]
There has been an idea floating around the ICANN space for a little while now: in an effort to reduce DNS Abuse, we should shorten the period of time registrants have to verify their domains, or have domains remain inactive until verification is complete. But would this change really have a positive effect that’s worth […]