BrianKrebsNov 17, 2024

ICANN's proposal to go ahead with another round of gTLDs is a complete money grab, and another giant fraud, spam and scam turd for Internet users in general. I'm talking about tlds like .top, .work, .shop, .vip, etc.

New domains used for phishing, spam and scams account for an overwhelming share of customers of these new gTLDs, which often have rock-bottom prices -- especially for bulk registrations. Overall, new gTLDs tend to be a race to the bottom where the only way they can make a profit is to sell domains en masse, and the market for such demand skews massively towards scammers.

ICANN's proposal to ignore history and introduce another round of new gTLDs should be squashed by regulators. But it won't. Like the AI crap being crammed into everything these days whether you like it or not, ICANN is going to keep creating new gTLDs because it's been a huge cash cow for them.

https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en/application-rounds/round2

New gTLD Program: Next Round | New gTLD Program

Show threadKal Feher
@briankrebs which jurisdictions regulation are you referring to? ICANN’s policies haven’t been approved by the ntia since 2016 and do you really want that to return? ICANN the org doesn’t make much money but the hangers on in the community do. The community voted for it because the only ppl that participate in internet governance are those being paid to do so.
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Show threadKal FeherNov 18, 2024

@briankrebs that interisle report strikes me as a bit lazy in their categorisation. Other than a very loose correlation of dates, grouping TLDs delegated after 2012 serves no purpose in 2024. Most gTLD contracts are now consistent, with a few notable exceptions, meaning there is no unique loop hole or advantage for those TLDs.

It would be more effective to aggressively enforce already present obligations in Registry Agreements. ICANN's feather duster doesnt scare anyone 🤷‍♂️