Oh, goody. #ICANN has announced it's opening up applications for new generic top-level domains.

All the ones added since they first started doing this - i.e. when the only generic TLDs were .com, .net, and .org - are, as far as I can see, garbage and useless.

Every single email I have ever received from a domain under .biz, .online, .shop, and all the other "new" GTLDs has been either spam, scam, or phishing.

I should just block all these TLDs completely, and any other new ones this results in.

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What does the new #gTLD round mean for end users?

#EURALO hosted a roundtable with experts on IP law, dotBrand security, and DNS abuse — as the #ICANN 2026 application window prepares to open on 30 April.

Full transcript + glossary of technical terms:
https://isoclive.substack.com/p/euralo-gtld2

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📝 Cédric Michel-Flandin (Afnic) breaks down the ICANN process for the 2026 gTLD application round.

📅 Apply: April 30 → August 12, 2026
❗ A rare opportunity after 14 years

👉 Key steps, stakeholders & responsibilities

➡️https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/icann-2026-applications-what-to-expect-after-submitting-your-application/

.sncf, .paris… what about yours?

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📝 Cédric Michel-Flandin (Afnic) décrypte le processus de l’ICANN pour les candidatures au prochain round gTLD 2026.

📅 Dépôt : du 30 avril au 12 août 2026

❗ Une opportunité rare après 14 ans d’attente

👉 Étapes, acteurs et responsabilités passés au crible

➡️ https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/papier-expert/candidatures-icann-2026-ce-qui-vous-attend-apres-la-soumission-de-votre-dossier/

.sncf, .paris… et demain le vôtre ?

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Brodie Robertson calls out the entire Fediverse, including me: "No One Is Using Top Level Domains Correctly"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGVquJqLyo

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@icann's #AFRALO community just ran a webinar to demystify the 2026 round of the new #gTLD program.

Bob Ochieng walked through the applicant journey step by step, including key string and application types, and what to prepare for across evaluation, objections and potential contention.

Recordings and the slide deck are now available: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AFRALO/pages/845086721/2026-02-18+AFRALO+Capacity+Building+Webinar+Demystifying+the+2026+Round+of+New+gTLDs+Application+Process+and+String+Types+A+Step-by-Step+Overview.

🇮🇳 Afnic will be attending ICANN85 in Mumbai (India), at the Jio World Convention Centre, from 7 to 12 March.

🙌 Meet us at our “Afnic Registry Services” booth and connect with Pierre Bonis, Emilie TURBAT, Régis Massé and Benoît Ampeau during this final major community event ahead of the next round of the New gTLD Program, scheduled for April 2026.

💬 We will be discussing the next round of new gTLDs, as well as cybersecurity and Internet governance issues.

#ICANN #gTLD