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February 9, 2023News

.au domain names continue to do well

AuDA (the Australian registry) has published the figures for 2022. This shows that the release of the .au domain has certainly done the registry no harm. These figures show that about one in 6 Australian domain names is a .au domain name. Since March 2022 it is possible to register a name directly under the […]

February 6, 2023News

.amsterdam registry introduces registry lock for .amsterdam domain names

NIC.amsterdam (.amsterdam-registry), who manages .amsterdam names now offers an extra form of security for your .amsterdam domain name, namely the registry lock. This lock is an extra security layer that ensures that your .amsterdam name is even better protected. If you decide to activate the registry lock for your name under the .amsterdam extension, no […]

November 24, 2022News

Afnic changes the cost of Syrelli procedure

Afnic, the registry that manages the .fr extension amongst others, will change the cost for the Syrelli procedure. The Syrelli procedure is Afnic’s version of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The Syrelli procedure can be initiated when a company or individual believes that a third party is infringing their rights by registering a .fr domain […]

November 21, 2022News

.kids domain names

From November 29, anyone who wishes to do so can register a .kids domain name. Obviously a .kids domain name may not be used for purposes that are not considered safe for children. This means that content related to pornography, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, gambling and gross violence, among other things, is not allowed. The .kids […]

November 8, 2022News

.social extension booms thanks to Elon Musk

The takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk and the massive layoffs that followed is good news for the .social domain. In a week’s time, more than 1000 .social domain names were registered. Out of dissatisfaction with the developments at Twitter, there are many quick switches to Mastodon. This can best be described as a new […]

November 7, 2022News

.ie registry deletes almost 1500 .ie names

Last week the Irish registry took almost 1,500 .ie domain names offline. All names were used for fraudulent purposes. The process was always the same: .ie names that had recently expired but were still linked to social media accounts were re-registered. Once this .ie domain name was active again, a password reset took place for […]

October 17, 2022News

Release .au domain great success

A while ago we reported that the Australian registry was going to allow registrations under the .au domain. Previously, only third level registrations were possible (.com.au, .net.au, .org.au). Since October 3, anyone who meets the conditions can register a .au domain name. AuDa, the Australian registry, reported that approximately 120,000 .au names were registered in […]

September 19, 2022News

.com.tr domain names without restrictions

Until recently, not everyone could register a .com.tr domain name. However recently, the Turkish registry has removed all restrictions so that anyone can now register a name under the .com.tr domain without any problems. If you previously wanted to register a name under the .com.tr extension, you had to go through a rather cumbersome procedure. […]

September 19, 2022News

2 character .frl domain names become available

Registering a .frl domain name has been possible for a long time, but only if the name consisted of at least 3 characters. This will soon change. From October 1st, you will also be able to register a .frl domain name consisting of 2 characters. These 2 characters may be a combination of 2 letters, […]

September 16, 2022News

New extensions: .boo, .rsvp and .giving

It’s been a while ago but 3 new extensions have been released: .boo, .rsvp and .giving. With a domain name under the .boo extension you can go in different directions. Have you set up a fun Halloween promotion? Or are you just crazy about Halloween and do you make the creepiest outfits or the tastiest […]