ICANN reveals objections to proposed top-level domains

November 25, 2012

A panel representing about 50 of the world's national governments has revealed a list of the proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) names to which there have been objections. Back in May, the ICANN registration process for new gTLDs finally drew to a close, and in June ICANN published a list of which domain names had been applied for and by whom. A total of 1930 applications were received for suffixes such as .cloud, .music, .docs and .lol. ICANN said at the time that anyone who objected to an application and believed they had the grounds to do so could file a formal objection within seven months. In August it was revealed that Saudi Arabia had objected to a variety of new gTLDs including .gay, which it said promotes homosexuality and could be offensive to societies that consider it to be contrary to their culture. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Link: http://news.techworld.com/networking/3412616/icann-issues-early-warnings-over-controversial-top-level-domains/