Dear ICANN Our Hands Are Tied. This Makes Me Sad
A couple of weeks ago I posted at length and in detail about our issues with ICANN and the new ...
Say NO To Mass Surveillance
I love the internet. I love technology. I love the way that the Internet has revolutionised so many aspects of ...
Rebooting Whois
As regular readers probably know, I spend quite a bit of my time working on Internet policy related matters. Some ...
Press Release: Irish registrar says New RAA is a step in the right direction
Following up on my blog post from earlier we just sent this out to the media: Blacknight Announce New ICANN ...
New Domain Registration Agreement Recognises Local Law and Privacy
I've spoken about the RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) in the past. I haven't always been too positive about the planned ...
Don’t Ignore The Internet’s Nuts and Bolts
The internet as we know it is under constant attack. I don't mean by DDOS or other "charming" things, though ...
Talking Policy & Industry Self-Regulation With CloudFlare
There are a few topics and themes that I tend to spend more time talking about than others .. One ...
ICANN Pulls The Trigger on RAA Prematurely
Blacknight are an ICANN accredited domain registrar. We're the only Irish company to have ever been accredited by ICANN and ...
Going on Offensive Against Fake Pharma, Irish registrar announces partnership with LegitScript
I love the internet. I believe in it. I believe that it can make our lives better, improve our choices, ...
Blacknight Urges ICANN to Reconsider “Closed Generic” TLDs
We've posted about "closed generics" a few times in the past. What are they? Basically they're applications for new tlds ...
ICANN Should Clarify Position On Key Word New TLDs
Back in September a number of domain name industry leaders, including ourselves, wrote to ICANN to express our deep felt ...
Amsterdam, Registrars, Registries, Van Gogh and More
Tomorrow morning I'm heading off to Amsterdam. I wish it was just to enjoy the city, to soak a bit ...
