Sedo suspends payments and transactions involving people in Russia and Belarus due to sanctions. Domain aftermarket sales to people in Russia and Belarus will be curtailed due to sanctions. Sedo, which is based in Germany and has employees ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN chips in to keep internet (and domains) working in Ukraine
· Policy & LawBoard directs ICANN to set up plan to assist and allocates $1 million, suspends cancellation requirement. ICANN's Board of Directors held a last-minute meeting over the weekend in which it approved funding to keep the internet working in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy, Namecheap and IONOS partially pull the plug on Russia
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy is extending services for free and nixing .ru, IONOS and Namecheap kick off Russian customers. Domain name registrars are responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Today, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) said it is removing Russia's .ru and ... Continue Reading19 Comments
ICANN denies Ukraine’s request to kick Russia off the internet
· Policy & LawICANN's role is to coordinate a working internet, not to break it. ICANN has responded to Ukraine's request to essentially kick Russia off the internet. Unsurprisingly, it denied the request. Earlier this week, Ukraine's government asked ICANN ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Ukraine, Russia and internet policy
· Policy & LawWhen creating internet policy, we must consider the experience of users around the world. Many bureaucrats, lawyers, and journalists view policy through the lens of the West. I'm certainly guilty of putting on a West-centric lens when I think about ... Continue Reading2 Comments