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CENTR publishes simplification checklist for EU ccTLD rules

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:11:43 GMT

CENTR released a Simplification Checklist outlining principles it wants applied to EU legislation affecting ccTLD registries. The document was presented at CENTR’s 2026 General Assembly Policy Session to Thibaut Kleiner, Director at the European Commission’s DG CNECT. It covers cybersecurity, consumer protection, data protection, business data access, electronic identification, registry roles and Better Regulation, urging legal clarity ahead of the EU’s Digital Fitness Check.

Source: CENTR

Slovenia's .si domain surge eases after Trump's AI remark

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:47:45 GMT

Daily .si domain registrations peaked at 20,286 on October 5, 2026 after Donald Trump's comments linking Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence, but have since fallen 57.6% to 8,607, according to Registry.si data.

Source: DomainGang

auDA panel recommends tightening .com.au and .net.au eligibility rules

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:24:58 GMT

An auDA review panel has recommended scrapping the option to register .com.au or .net.au domains based on services, goods or events offered, leaving mainly registered names, acronyms or Australian trademarks as valid grounds.

Source: domainbrief.de

Carlos Lemus de León named new director of Guatemala's .gt registry

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:19:40 GMT

Guatemala's .gt domain registry has appointed Carlos Lemus de León as its new director, succeeding Luis Furlán. LACTLD, the Latin American and Caribbean ccTLD association, welcomed the appointment and praised Furlán's long service to the region.

Source: lactld.org

EURid names 25 finalists for .eu Web Awards 2026

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:53:58 GMT

EURid announced 25 finalists for its .eu Web Awards 2026 on October 6, chosen from 193 websites submitted across 22 countries, more than double last year's 93 entries from 15 countries. Five finalists compete in each of five categories, judged on content, structure, design, and environmental and social impact. Public voting runs until October 31 alongside a jury review, each counting for half the result, with jury scores breaking ties.

Source: domainbrief.de

auDA board backs plan to drop 'close and substantial connection' rule for .com.au

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:44:22 GMT

Australia's domain registry auDA has approved in principle removing the 'close and substantial connection' eligibility test for .com.au names, a change that could affect more than a million existing registrations according to one domain investor.

Source: iptwins.com

.cat domain marks 20th anniversary amid push to keep Catalan relevant online

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:38:13 GMT

The .cat top-level domain is marking 20 years of operation, with coverage noting the ongoing challenge of keeping the Catalan language relevant on the internet. The same report also mentions the upcoming 4D Conference on democratic digitalisation and digital rights, to be held on 29 October as part of MozFest, under the theme of challenging power to generate change.

Source: accentobert.cat

Google Chrome blocks rogue certificates after ccTLD hijacks in Ghana, Sierra Leone, American Samoa

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:47:12 GMT

Chrome says attackers hijacked the .gh, .sl, and .as ccTLD registries, altering DNS records and obtaining unauthorized HTTPS certificates for Google and other organizations' domains, prompting Chrome to block the certificates via CRLSets.

Source: Google Security

Austria's .at registry says NIS2 rollout went smoothly

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:23:49 GMT

Austria's new NISG 2026 cybersecurity law took effect on October 1, extending EU NIS2 requirements to the .at country-code domain. Registry operator nic.at said it implemented the new rules into live operations without disruption. NIS2 is the European Union's revised network and information security directive, which imposes stricter cybersecurity obligations on domain registries and other critical service providers. The smooth transition is notable given concerns across the industry about compliance burdens tied to the directive's rollout in member states.

Source: domainbrief.de

Denic expects first deletions of quarantined .de domains in October

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:52:15 GMT

Since April, German registry Denic has placed around 36,000 of its 18 million .de domains into quarantine, but none have been deleted so far. Denic representative Thomas Keller said the first deletions are expected from early October onward, as the quarantine process moves toward completion.

Source: domainbrief.de

GoDaddy set to lose .us registry role to Identity Digital, raising domain risk concerns

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:12:18 GMT

GoDaddy is losing its position managing the .us country-code domain, with Identity Digital set to take over the registry contract, according to domainincite.com. The report suggests the transition could put some existing .us domain registrations at risk, though the exact mechanism and timeline were not detailed in the available text. The .us domain is the United States' official country-code top-level domain and has seen declining registration numbers in recent years. A change of registry operator for a national domain is a significant event, since it can affect pricing, policy and renewal processes for registrants.

Source: domainincite.com

SIDN identifies 2,900 gambling-related domains under .nl

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:49:19 GMT

Dutch registry SIDN has found around 2,900 domains under the .nl extension linked to gambling content. The registry says about half of these are expired domains that new owners acquired to host links to gambling sites. The finding highlights how abandoned domains can be repurposed for unrelated or unwanted content.

Source: domainbrief.de