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101domain Launches MMX & ICM Registry’s New AdultBlock Service to Block Registrations in .ADULT, .PORN, .SEX and .XXX
Aug 19, 2019

Vista, CA – August 19, 2019 – 101domain, the domain registrar known for carrying the largest selection of top-level domains in the industry, is expanding their brand protection offering with a new domain blocking service from MMX’s ICM Registry. AdultBlock and AdultBlock+ join the likes of Donut’s DPML, Uniregistry’s EPS, and The...

.PR Internet Domain turns 30!
Aug 15, 2019

Serving Puerto Ricans and the public relations industry for 30 years

San Juan, Puerto Rico - August 15, 2019 – Gauss Research Laboratory, Inc, the registry operator for .PR, Puerto Rico’s top level domain (TLD), and Afilias, its technology partner, announced today that the .PR domain will reach the milestone of 30 years of service to both the Puerto Rican internet community and the public relations industry as of August 27,...

Afilias To Acquire .GLOBAL Top Level Domain
Jun 24, 2019

.GLOBAL in top 5% of new TLDs

Afilias Appoints Keith Lubsen as Chief Business Officer
Mar 08, 2019
Former VP of Business Development Promoted to CBO
 
Afilias Appoints Ram Mohan as Chief Operating Officer
Mar 06, 2019

Former EVP/CTO Promoted to COO

20 Afilias Top Level Domains Now Licensed for Sale in China
Feb 13, 2019

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Approves 15 Additional Afilias Top Level Domains (TLDs)
Newly approved TLDs are: “.ARCHI",".BIO",".BLACK",".BLUE",".GREEN",".LOTTO",".ORGANIC",".PET", ".PINK",".POKER",".PROMO",". SKI",".VOTE",".VOTO" and .移动(xn--6frz82g, means “mobile”)

Afilias Joins Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
Jan 15, 2019

Afilias to participate in GCSC’s fifth CyberStability hearings on January 22, 2019, in Geneva

Afilias Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title: Largest Migration of an Internet Top-Level Domain in a Single Transition
Sep 18, 2018

 

Afilias successfully completed the historic transition of more than 3.1 million domain names in the .au internet top level domain.
 

Afilias Moves to the US
Aug 30, 2018
Afilias Inc. becomes a US multinational
 
Horsham, PA – August 30, 2018 – Afilias, a leading domain registry operator, announced today that it has formally established a new corporate parent entity, Afilias, Inc. of Delaware, USA.  Afilias plc of Ireland is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Afilias, Inc.  Afilias further announced the relocation of its global corporate headquarters to Horsham, PA, the current offices of...
New .LLC Domain Landrush Period Begins July 9 (General Availability Begins July 23rd)
Jul 09, 2018

DUBLIN, IRELAND – July 09, 2018 – Afilias, a leading domain registry operator, announces that landrush for the new “dot LLC” or .LLC top level domain begins today. With the introduction of .LLC, Limited Liability Companies will now be able to establish Internet identities which are more closely aligned with their existing identities and branding, rather than modifying their name or brand to adapt to limited choices in more crowded...