Newsletter (1 June 2020)

(.AU  auDA)
auDA Implements All 29 Government Recommendations From 2018 Review
https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-implements-all-29-government-recommendations-from-2018-review/
 
A world of possibilities: AWS 2020
https://afilias.com.au/newsroom/blog-posts/world-possibilities-aws-2020
 
.au Registrar Profile: DDNS
https://afilias.com.au/newsroom/blog-posts/au-registrar-profile-ddns
 
(.CC/.TV  Verisign)
Internet Grows to 366.8 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the First Quarter of 2020
https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/verisign-q1-2020-domain-name-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-366-8-million-domain-name-registrations-in-the-first-quarter-of-2020/
 
Two-Month Extension of Wholesale Restore Fee Waiver
https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/two-month-extension-of-wholesale-restore-fee-waiver/
 
(.LK  LK Domain Registry)
Special Message: Limited Services
http://www.nic.lk/index.php/home/news-events/item/69-special-message-limited-services
 
(.MY  MYNIC)
Change of Reseller’s Name- Multi Domain Resources and Services (R0111)
https://mynic.my/media/announcements/change-of-resellers-name-multi-domain-resources-and-services-r0111/
 
(.NZ  InternetNZ)
InternetNZ: Government Internet filtering not the answer
https://internetnz.nz/news/internetnz-government-internet-filtering-not-answer
 
The five point plan for digital inclusion: COVID-19 and beyond
https://internetnz.nz/blog/five-point-plan-digital-inclusion-covid-19-and-beyond
 
Supporting great youth-focused projects
https://internetnz.nz/blog/supporting-great-youth-focused-projects
 
(.QA  CRA)
CRA Publishes Telecommunications Market Report 2015 – 2019
https://cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/cra-publishes-telecommunications-market-report-2015—2019
 
CRA Urges Telecom Consumers not to Respond to Fraud Messages
https://cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/cra-urges-telecom-consumers-not-to-respond-to-fraud-messages
 
(.SB  Our Telekom)
Our Telekom continues to assist the National COVID-19 Preparedness with Highspeed Internet and Telephony at SI-Bougainville Police Border Post
https://www.ourtelekom.com.sb/news/latest-news/our-telekom-continues-to-assist-the-national-covid-19-preparedness-with-highspeed-internet-and-telephony-at-si-bougainville-police-border-post/
 
(.WF  AFNIC)
Afnic is taking action to control and improve the social impact of its activities
https://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/12031/show/afnic-is-taking-action-to-control-and-improve-the-social-impact-of-its-activities.html
 
(Neustar)
Neustar Appoints Wes Nichols, Co-Founder of MarketShare, to Board of Directors
https://www.home.neustar/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2020/neustar-appoints-wes-nichols-co-founder-of-marketshare-to-board-of-directors
 
Neustar Offers Carriers Free Trial of Robocall Mitigation Service to Help Protect Subscribers from Coronavirus-Related Scams
https://www.home.neustar/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2020/neustar-offers-carriers-free-trial-of-robocall-mitigation-service-to-help-protect-subscribers-from-coronavirus-related-scams
 
Neustar releases 2020 ‘State of Call Center Authentication’ report
https://www.home.neustar/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2020/neustar-releases-2020-state-of-call-center-authentication-report
 
(.ME  DoMEn)
Children Using iPads: The Good the Bad and Things You Should Watch Out For
https://domain.me/children-using-ipads/
 
How to make your personal brand stand out
https://domain.me/how-to-make-your-personal-brand-stand-out/
 
Meet Nodari – A Game Developer and Designer You Should Keep Tabs On
https://domain.me/meet-nodari-a-game-developer-and-designer-you-should-keep-tabs-on/
 
5 Tips For Freelancers: How to acquire Clients
https://domain.me/5-tips-for-freelancers-how-to-acquire-clients/
 
Doxy.me Delivers Real-time Health Care to Patients at Distance
https://domain.me/doxy-me-delivers-real-time-health-care-to-patients-at-distance/
 
(.RS/.срб  RNIDS)
DNSSEC-protected .rs and .срб domains
https://www.rnids.rs/en/what-s-new/dnssec-protected-rs-and-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B1-domains
 
(.RU  CC for TLD .RU/.РФ)
CC for TLD .RU/.РФ employees receive letters of commendation from the President of the Russian Federation
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25947/
 
CENTR Jamboree 2020: Online transition completed successfully
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25950/
 
CC for TLD .RU/.РФ, RANS and MSLU to hold a roundtable meeting on information literacy during digital transformation
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25933/
 
.РФ domain promotes Russian language on the web
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25938/
 
.RU and .РФ gain more coronavirus-related domains
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25927/
 
Methodology for assessing the value of domain names in .RU and .РФ in news and images
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25915/
 
The Coordination Center signs cooperation agreement with Academy of Innovative Education and Development
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25917/
 
Online training participants learn how to configure EAI support in open software
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25905/
 
Russian domains .RU and .РФ maintain their positions in global rankings
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25904/
 
Growth of registrations of corona-domains slows by half
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25897/
 
CCTLD .RU announces winners of 4th Family IT-marathon
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25899/
 
IDNs are a part of national culture and identity

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/25893/

DotAsia Announces Organizational Governance Enhancements
https://www.dot.asia/dotasia-announces-organizational-governance-enhancements/
 
Why should I run my own DNS resolver?
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/29/why-should-i-run-my-own-dns-resolver/
 
Does the QUIC handshake require compression to be fast?
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/28/does-the-quic-handshake-require-compression-to-be-fast/
 
How to: Set up a testbed for validating RPKI/ROA using PMACCT and correlating traffic with BGP
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/27/trashed/
 
APNIC 50 to become online-only event
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/26/apnic-50-to-become-online-only-event/
 
New IP and emerging communications technologies
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/25/new-ip-and-emerging-communications-technologies/
 
Geoff Huston’s NFH keynotes announced
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/25/geoff-hustons-nfh-keynotes-announced/
 
RHOMBUS: a new IoT malware
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/22/rhombus-a-new-iot-malware/
 
NXNSAttack: upgrade resolvers to stop new kind of random subdomain attack
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/21/nxnsattack-upgrade-resolvers-to-stop-new-kind-of-random-subdomain-attack/
 
Getting IPv6 private addressing right
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/20/getting-ipv6-private-addressing-right/
 
KISS your networks better
https://blog.apnic.net/2020/05/19/kiss-your-networks-better/
 
From remote work in Paris to 100Gbs in Lisbon
https://www.centr.org/news/blog/from-paris-to-100gbs-in-lisbon.html
 
Is the lockdown driving domain registrations?
https://www.centr.org/news/blog/is-the-lockdown-driving-domain-registrations.html
 
Digital Skills Assessment Guidebook
https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/CM03-2020-digital-skills-assessment-guidebook.aspx
 
Prices for telecommunication services continue to decline but do not translate into rapidly increasing Internet penetration rates
https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/pr08-2020-Measuring-Digital-Development-ICT-Price-Trends-2019.aspx
 
Playing Politics with Section 230 Makes the Internet Weaker, Not Stronger
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/05/playing-politics-with-section-230-makes-the-internet-weaker-not-stronger/
 
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Last Mile Networks?
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/05/how-has-covid-19-impacted-last-mile-networks/
 
Internet Society Announces Appointment of Heather West to Board of Trustees for Interim Term
https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2020/internet-society-announces-appointment-of-heather-west-to-board-of-trustees-for-interim-term/
 
The Week in Internet News: Hong Kong Residents Flock to VPNs
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/05/the-week-in-internet-news-hong-kong-residents-flock-to-vpns/
 
Internet Society Chapters Assist Communities with Telework, Remote Education
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/05/member-news-internet-society-chapters-assist-communities-with-telework-remote-education/
 
Are We Ready to Work from Home in the Middle East?
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/05/are-we-ready-to-work-from-home-in-the-middle-east/
 
Australia ‘records fastest internet speed ever’
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52769796
 
Trust Has Eroded Within the Cybercriminal Underground Causing a Switch to Ecommerce Platforms
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20200526-trust-has-eroded-within-the-cybercriminal-underground/
 
Verisign says its coronavirus fee waivers have saved businesses millions
http://domainincite.com/25558-verisign-says-its-coronavirus-fee-waivers-have-saved-businesses-millions
 
Industry growth driven by new gTLD(s) in Q1
http://domainincite.com/25556-industry-growth-driven-by-new-gtlds-in-q1
 
World’s youngest country launches its Nazi-risk TLD next week
http://domainincite.com/25553-worlds-youngest-country-launches-its-nazi-risk-tld-next-week
 
Is ICANN chickening out of Whois access role?
http://domainincite.com/25549-is-icann-chickening-out-of-whois-access-role
 
Irony alert! Data protection agency complains it can’t get access to private Whois data
http://domainincite.com/25545-irony-alert-data-protection-agency-complains-it-cant-get-access-to-private-whois-data
 
ICANN dissenter explains why she wanted .org sale approved
http://domainincite.com/25541-icann-dissenter-explains-why-she-wanted-org-sale-approved
 
CSC removes reference to “retiring” new gTLD domain after retiring new gTLD domain
http://domainincite.com/25539-csc-removes-reference-to-retiring-new-gtld-domain-after-retiring-new-gtld-domain
 
Google launches .meet gTLD after Meet service goes free during lockdown
http://domainincite.com/25533-google-launches-meet-gtld-after-meet-service-goes-free-during-lockdown
 
Aussie ccTLD surges under coronavirus lockdown
http://domainincite.com/25531-aussie-cctld-surges-under-coronavirus-lockdown
 
Nominet Election Nominations Open

https://www.internetnews.me/2020/05/22/nominet-election-nominations-open/

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Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-05-29-en
 
Register for ICANN68 Prep Sessions
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-05-28-en
 
ICANN and FIRST Sign Memorandum of Understanding on DNS Threats Mitigation
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-05-22-en
 
ICANN Announces Successful String Evaluation for Israel IDN ccTLD
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-05-19-en
 
(ccNSO)
The May 2020 edition of the ccNSO monthly newsletter is out now
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28may20-en.htm
 
Heads up: Call for Nominations for one Director to the ICANN Board Seat 12 starting soon
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-26may20-en.htm
 
Call for volunteers: ccNSO appointed delegate to ICANN’s NomCom
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26may20-en.htm
 
Register now for the Virtual ccTLD News Session | Tue, 2 June 2020 (11:00 & 19:00 UTC)

https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20may20-en.htm

Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-fy21-24-strategic-plan-2020-04-20-en
 
Proposal for Malayalam Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules – Second Public Comment Proceeding
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/lgr-proposal-malayalam-script-2020-05-07-en
 
Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 1: Proposed Final Report
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ncap-1-proposed-final-report-2020-05-08-en
 
ccNSO PDP3: Initial Proposals for Process to Retire ccTLDs
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccnso-pdp3-retire-cctlds-2020-05-05-en