2024 DNS abuse amendments

Changes to the Registry Agreement (glossary)Registry Agreement The contract between ICANN and a gTLD registry operator. Full definition of Registry Agreement and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (glossary)RAA Registrar Accreditation Agreement The contract between ICANN and each accredited registrar. Full definition of RAA in force since 5 April 2024. They oblige gTLD (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD registries (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry and registrars (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar to act promptly to stop or disrupt DNS abuse (glossary)DNS abuse Harmful use of domains, defined in ICANN contracts as five specific threats. Full definition of DNS abuse when they have actionable evidence (glossary)actionable evidence The level of proof that obliges a registry or registrar to act on DNS abuse. Full definition of actionable evidence, and ICANN Contractual Compliance (glossary)ICANN Contractual Compliance The ICANN team that enforces registry and registrar contracts. Full definition of ICANN Contractual Compliance enforces this. Before, registrars only had to investigate and respond.