ICANN opens registration for ICANN85 Community Forum in Mumbai

ICANN has opened registration for ICANN85, the 2025 Community Forum to be held in Mumbai, marking a major global DNS and policy event for the Asia-Pacific region.

ICANN has opened registration for ICANN85, the 2025 Community Forum to be held in Mumbai, marking a major global DNS and policy event for the Asia-Pacific region.

ICANN has released a step-by-step DNS abuse complaint guide ahead of the next gTLD round, aiming to streamline reporting and strengthen ecosystem accountability.

New academic pilots explore decentralized, blockchain-backed DNS systems aimed at improving resilience and reducing single-point failures. Full analysis on TIGM.com.

ICANN has restored its RST environments after a recent outage, but the publication of the evaluated RSP list is now delayed until 30 January 2026 — a key milestone for the next gTLD round.

ICANN84 closed in Dublin with broad consensus on a refreshed roadmap for the open internet. The blueprint emphasizes resilient DNS, stronger security, and multistakeholder governance. Visualized with a Dublin skyline and a technical “plan sheet,” the moment signals implementation-ready priorities for the next phase of global web stewardship.