APTLD Bi-Weekly Newsletter (10 August 2026)
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■ Next APTLD Meeting: APTLD90 Members Meeting, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 14-17 September 2026
¶ Meeting Website ¶ Online Registration ¶ Agenda
Celebrating 10 Years of APIGA! | APTLD
Members
July 29, marks a significant milestone as UZINFOCOM celebrates 24 years of contributing to the development of Uzbekistan’s digital infrastructure. Happy 24th Anniversary, UZINFOCOM!
On Aug. 3 the Internet Society NGO, the registry of Armenia’s country code top-level domains .am and .հայ, celebrates its 32nd anniversary. Happy Anniversary, Internet Society NGO!
(.AU auDA)
Introduction of .au registrar quality initiative and wholesale pricing update | auDA
Applications open for auDA’s 2026 Community Grant Program | auDA
(.BH TRA)
TRA Publishes 2025 Compliance Priorities Program Scorecard
(.JP JPRS)
“.jp” Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary / Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd.
English Version of “JP Domain Name Registry Report 2025” Posted / Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd.
(.OM TRA)
(.SB Ourtelekom)
M-SELEN Docks at Y-Sato Marine | Our Telekom
(.SG SGNIC)
ILOVE.SG Promotion for National Day 2026
(.TW TWNIC)
TWNIC participated in APIGA 2026 to discuss internet governance in the AI era
TWNIC Releases the Q2 2026 Taiwan Internet Connectivity Bandwidth Survey
TWNIC Visits KISA to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation under the MoU
A Farewell to ARPs: IPv4 Service on IPv6-Only Networks
2026 TWNIC IP Network Communication Training – Register Now!
(.UZ UZINFOCOM)
UZINFOCOM Celebrates Its 24th Anniversary! – ccTLD.uz
(.AM ISOC.AM)
The Internet Society NGO Celebrates Its 32nd Anniversary – Internet Socity NGO
Domain Name Market Surpasses 401 Million Registrations – Internet Socity NGO
(.Cloud Aruba.it)
(.CA CIRA)
Meet you at the midway: our favourite fairs from across Canada – CIRA
A conversation on digital sovereignty at Canadians Connected: Winnipeg
Buy Canadian movement alive and well online – CIRA
New CIRA Internet Trends Report reveals Canadians are putting trust before convenience – CIRA
Digital sovereignty moves into the mainstream in Canada – CIRA
(.DE DENIC)
(Identity Digital)
Newsroom | Y Combinator Founders Are Building Brands on New Extensions
(it.com)
How Domains Become Digital Assets – Aron Meystedt, Owner of Symbolics.com, for it.com Domains
(Markmonitor)
The Premier League of DNS Abuse Rates: ccTLDs and the League Table | Markmonitor
(.MX Dominos.mx)
Mexican Jewelry: Pieces That Carry Identity – Dominos.mx
(.RU Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ)
New design and functions in Explore the Internet & Govern It quiz
Summer Internet Governance School completes first stage
Digital footprint in verse: Teaching children online safety through poetry
(Verisign)
The 2024-2026 Root Zone KSK Rollover: Updates and Observations – Verisign Blog
(WhoisXML API)
Disposable Email Domains: Improved Detection with 99% Precision | WhoisXML API
APT37 Strikes Again, This Time with NarwhalRAT | WhoisXML API
New Account Controls for Security & Usage Monitoring | WhoisXML API
WhoisXML API Data Is Now Available on Malfors | WhoisXML API
Newly Observed Domains and Why They Matter for Cybersecurity? | WhoisXML API
Photo ZIP Malware Campaign Targets Booking.com Partner and Hotels | WhoisXML API
Others
Understanding partial reachability in the Internet core | APNIC Blog
[Podcast] Canonical Cache Representation | APNIC Blog
APNIC community engagement: January – June 2026 in review | APNIC Blog
Join the final online listening session on diversity in APNIC community leadership | APNIC Blog
IETF 126 in space | APNIC Blog
BGP topics from IETF 126 | APNIC Blog
DNS topics at IETF 126 | APNIC Blog
ASO AC delivers Recommended Draft RIR Governance Document to NRO EC | APNIC Blog
Hooray for the sockets interface | APNIC Blog
Secure by default: How ‘HSTS-Enforced’ could finally close the web’s oldest backdoor | APNIC Blog
Media registration open for ITU’s World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum 2026
Microsoft Launches AI Cybersecurity Model to Boost MDASH Performance and Cut Costs
Amazon Targets Satellite-to-Phone Market With 5,105-Satellite Leo Expansion
Government moves to nationalize .me – Domain Incite
Now you can plant “for sale” signs directly into your domains – Domain Incite
Bali to apply for .bali, and the dot is delightful – Domain Incite
ICANN board seat up for grabs – Domain Incite
As .web goes live, “.website” changes hands – Domain Incite
Domain name universe tops 400 million – Domain Incite
Team Internet sells fewer domains but makes more profit – Domain Incite
Ireland’s .ie formally changes hands – Domain Incite
Verisign’s crystal ball sees more growth for .com – Domain Incite
Monitor Your Spam Folder | DomainInvesting.com
Cognition.com Acquired by Cognition via Lumis | DomainInvesting.com
Spending $40k on a Domain Name to Eliminate Friction | DomainInvesting.com
Porkbun Hits 4 Million DUM | DomainInvesting.com
Why Some Startups Insist on NDAs for Domain Name Purchases | DomainInvesting.com
PMC Weekend is Here – $10k+ Raised So Far | DomainInvesting.com
GoDaddy aftermarket revenue up 9% year over year, shares sink on earnings – Domain Name Wire
Fragrance company tries to reverse hijack domains from Procter & Gamble – Domain Name Wire
Lease-to-own domain sales are picking up. Here’s my data – Domain Name Wire
Colombian logistics company tries to reverse hijack domain name – Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com had a monster first half of 2026 – Domain Name Wire
Fourteen end user domain names sales at Atom this month – Domain Name Wire
Afternic makes improvements to Request Price lander – Domain Name Wire
Internet tops 400 million domain names – Domain Name Wire
This year’s top domain sales – Domain Name Wire
Last month’s top domain name stories – Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
Tucows posts lower domain revenue in Q2 – Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
Who recently bought .ai domains, and what they sold for previously – Domain Name Wire
Docking station maker Plugable attempts reverse domain name hijacking – Domain Name Wire
Porkbun hits 4 million domains, adopts DomainAttest – Domain Name Wire
University of Florida athletic group tries to reverse hijack TheSwamp.com – Domain Name Wire
Welcome to the busiest month in the domain business – Domain Name Wire
Five interesting takeaways from Dynadot’s Quarterly Intelligence Report – Domain Name Wire
Cosmetics company Morphe tries to reverse hijack domain – Domain Name Wire
MAG Chair Office Hours | Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Beyond VVC: Call for proposals on future video coding – ITU
WTPF-26: Which key questions will shape the digital future? – ITU
Radio astronomy: Rethinking spectrum for passive services – ITU
The unseen universe: Radio galaxies, black holes and synchronized telescopes – ITU
ICANN
ICANN Publishes String Similarity Evaluation Data and Guidelines
Last Call: Nominations for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building
ICANN Releases Updated Root KSK Rollover Guide for the Community
ICANN87 Community Childcare Grants Program: Apply Now
ICANN Adjusts Evaluation Fee Payment Timeline for 2026 Round Applicants
ICANN Request for Proposal: Event Sponsorship Management
ICANN Provides Update on Community’s Continuous Improvement Program Progress
ICANN Request for Proposal: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Solution
(ccNSO)
ICANN87 ccTLD News: Call for Speakers Now Open
Join the 6 August GRC webinar on the ccNSO Continuous Improvement Framework
Call for Presenters: Tech Day at ICANN87
Current ICANN Public Consultations
(Open Proceedings)
Proposed Implementation of the IGO-INGO Curative Rights Policy Recommendations
(Pending Reports)
Additional Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates
Review of Reviews Draft Report
IRP-IOT – Proposed updates to the IRP Supplementary Procedures
WordPress Lessons