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  "title": "News tagged “auda” · tldlog",
  "home_page_url": "https://tldlog.com/t/auda/",
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  "description": "Every article and link on tldlog tagged “auda”, newest first.",
  "language": "en",
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    {
      "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-drops-plan-strip-existing-com-au-net-au-holders-only/",
      "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-drops-plan-strip-existing-com-au-net-au-holders-only/",
      "external_url": "https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2026/posts/1021.htm?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral",
      "title": "auDA drops plan to strip existing .com.au and .net.au holders, but only for new registrants",
      "content_html": "<p>auDA, the administrator of Australia’s .au domain space, has reversed a rule that would have required registrants of .com.au and .net.au names to hold a matching trademark or company name. Existing registrants are now exempt, while new registrants must meet the requirement.</p><p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2026/posts/1021.htm?utm_source=tldlog.com&amp;utm_medium=referral\">dnjournal.com</a></p>",
      "summary": "auDA, the administrator of Australia’s .au domain space, has reversed a rule that would have required registrants of .com.au and .net.au names to hold a matching trademark or company name. Existing registrants are now exempt, while new registrants must meet the requirement.",
      "date_published": "2026-10-21T14:02:54Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-10-22T15:15:47Z",
      "tags": [
        ".cctld"
      ],
      "language": "en"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/registrars-ask-auda-reverse-australian-com-au-eligibility/",
      "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/registrars-ask-auda-reverse-australian-com-au-eligibility/",
      "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/15/domain-registrars-push-back-on-australian-domain-name-changes/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral",
      "title": "Registrars ask auDA to reverse Australian .com.au eligibility change",
      "content_html": "<p>Ten domain registrars have asked the auDA board to reverse a decision that would narrow who can register .com.au and .net.au names. They warn that the change could affect most existing registrations in those domains.</p><p>Source: <a href=\"https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/15/domain-registrars-push-back-on-australian-domain-name-changes/?utm_source=tldlog.com&amp;utm_medium=referral\">Domain Name Wire</a></p>",
      "summary": "Ten domain registrars have asked the auDA board to reverse a decision that would narrow who can register .com.au and .net.au names. They warn that the change could affect most existing registrations in those domains.",
      "date_published": "2026-10-15T16:39:37Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-10-15T16:39:37Z",
      "tags": [
        ".cctld"
      ],
      "language": "en"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-panel-recommends-tightening-com-au-net-au-eligibility/",
      "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-panel-recommends-tightening-com-au-net-au-eligibility/",
      "external_url": "https://domainbrief.de/artikel/wer-com-au-oder-net-au-will-soll-kuenftig-den-passenden-namen-fuehren?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral",
      "title": "auDA panel recommends tightening .com.au and .net.au eligibility rules",
      "content_html": "<p>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.</p><p>Source: <a href=\"https://domainbrief.de/artikel/wer-com-au-oder-net-au-will-soll-kuenftig-den-passenden-namen-fuehren?utm_source=tldlog.com&amp;utm_medium=referral\">domainbrief.de</a></p>",
      "summary": "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.",
      "date_published": "2026-10-07T14:24:58Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-10-07T14:24:58Z",
      "tags": [
        ".cctld"
      ],
      "language": "en"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-board-backs-plan-drop-close-substantial-connection-rule/",
      "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-board-backs-plan-drop-close-substantial-connection-rule/",
      "external_url": "https://iptwins.com/fr/2026/09/17/com-au-auda-vers-lexigence-dune-correspondance-avec-une-marque-ou-un-nom-commercial/?utm_campaign=com-au-auda-vers-lexigence-dune-correspondance-avec-une-marque-ou-un-nom-commercial&utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral",
      "title": "auDA board backs plan to drop 'close and substantial connection' rule for .com.au",
      "content_html": "<p>Australia&#39;s domain registry auDA has approved in principle removing the &#39;close and substantial connection&#39; eligibility test for .com.au names, a change that could affect more than a million existing registrations according to one domain investor.</p><p>Source: <a href=\"https://iptwins.com/fr/2026/09/17/com-au-auda-vers-lexigence-dune-correspondance-avec-une-marque-ou-un-nom-commercial/?utm_campaign=com-au-auda-vers-lexigence-dune-correspondance-avec-une-marque-ou-un-nom-commercial&amp;utm_source=tldlog.com&amp;utm_medium=referral\">iptwins.com</a></p>",
      "summary": "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.",
      "date_published": "2026-10-07T08:44:22Z",
      "date_modified": "2026-10-07T08:44:22Z",
      "tags": [
        ".cctld"
      ],
      "language": "en"
    }
  ]
}