Last Friday ICANN took German registrar EPAG to court in Germany. German courts seem to be pretty fast, so instead of having to wait weeks or months to see how they’d rule, we’ve already got the answer. The German court in Bonn has ruled that EPAG (Tucows) is not obliged to collect extra contacts beyond [...] Continue reading →

Today, I am writing to let you know that we are restoring ICANN's Adobe Connect collaboration services, effective 1 June 2018. This decision was made following extensive independent and joint forensics investigations by ICANN org, CoSo Cloud LLC (our Adobe Connect cloud service provider) and Adobe Inc to determine the cause and subsequent resolution to [...] Continue reading →

Many of you provided constructive feedback since the beta release of our Accountability Indicators last August, which transformed the previous KPI Dashboard. This new platform better communicates our progress towards the strategic and operating plans, and demonstrates the organization's accountability and transparency. As of last Friday, 25 May, we released Version 1, which improves upon [...] Continue reading →

Brief Overview Purpose: This public comment proceeding seeks input on the draft Community Travel Support Guidelines.   Current Status: The guidelines reflect the initial input received from the community consultation conducted between September 2017 and January 2018. They also reflect observations of ICANN Travel Support. Next Steps: Public comments will be [...] Continue reading →

Today [30 May], ICANN published the Report of Public Comments on ICANN‘s Reserve Fund: Proposed Replenishment strategy. This was based on the public comment proceeding that ran from 06 March to 25 April. The report can be found here icann.org/public-comments/reserve-fund-replenishment-2018-03-06-en ICANN recognizes and thanks all stakeholders who contributed to the submission of comments during this [...] Continue reading →

ICANN invites the community to attend one of two webinars being held to discuss the Public Comment on short-term options and long-term options on the timeline of ICANN Reviews. The presentation will be identical for both one-hour webinars, scheduled as follows: Webinar 1: 07 June 2018: 5:00 UTC [local time] Webinar [...] Continue reading →

Periodismo de Barrio has edited a collection of 13 articles on the Cuban Internet in collaboration with the Internet Policy Observatory at the University of Pennsylvania. The articles cover the history of the Cuban Internet, the legal framework, services, communities, and projects. It is a diverse collection — something for everyone. Here are thumbnail [...] Continue reading →