The latest news and comment on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann)
April 2020
'Selling censorship': proposed sale of .org web registry sparks fears for non-profits
Planned purchase by a private equity firm leads to worries that low-cost domain option could become prohibitively expensive
September 2016
The Guardian view on Ted Cruz’s wrong turn on the information superhighway
Editorial: The fragile arrangements for global governance of the internet are at risk from rising nationalism
September 2015
The internet is run by an unaccountable private company. This is a problem
Emily Taylor
The US government’s plan to give up authority over Icann may create the web’s answer to Fifa – when problems arise, no one will have the power to intervene
November 2012
Global government panel files web domain objections
New domains due for introduction next year by Icann – including .islam and .casino – may face delays after GAC protests. By Josh Halliday
June 2012
Icann, top-level domains and their expansion
Icann criticised over 'commercial landgrab' of internet
May 2012
Technology blog
Boot up: AT&T v Google, Avengers v torrenters, Icann v refunds and more
Charles Arthur and Josh Halliday: Plus Google gets licences for self-driving cars, Android malware, iOS 5.1.1's security fix and more
April 2012
Icann admits gTLD software flaw may have revealed rival bid details
Icann delays gTLD bidding for a week, blaming flaw in registration software
September 2011
Technology blog
Generic TLDs: is it worth getting one?
Matthew Baxter-Reynolds
Icann is opening up the web to top-level domains with any suffix such as .brand, .music or .london – and you can profit from them. By Matthew Baxter-Reynolds
June 2011
Dan Gillmor column
Can Icann really be necessary?
Dan Gillmor
Icann announces huge expansion of web domain names from 2012
March 2011
.xxx adult entertainment domain approved by internet regulators
Icann's governing body gives green light to new suffix that will enable creation of web-based red light district
August 2010
Technology blog
The Technology newsbucket: ICANN drops .xxx review, plus a Facebook infographic, internet infographic
All this and much more in today's Technology newsbucket
July 2010
Technology blog
The Technology newsbucket: Bing's bad numbers, kill the Digital Economy Act?, Icann's woes and more
Plus how a hotter Earth would look, Python's hidden features, the Processing language, Microsoft's dodgy maths and more
June 2010
Internet pornography to get its own red light district as .xxx name approved
Icann decision marks end of 10-year battle, but pornography companies fear US politicians will shunt them into web ghetto
February 2010
Plans for '.xxx' porn net domain revived
Judges say plans for a .xxx porn domain – blocked by Icann on moral grounds in 2007 – should be reconsidered
October 2009
Internet regulator Icann approves web addresses in multiple languages
Regulatory body says move represents the 'biggest change' to the way the web works since its invention 40 years ago
Technology blog
Your questions answered: Icann chief Rod Beckstrom
We wanted to know what you would ask the boss of internet's ruling body Icann. And here's how he responded to your questions
Technology blog
Breakfast briefing: US lets Icann run free, while Amazon readies Kindle for UK
Today's stories from around the web: US cedes control of internet body Icann | Reports suggest Kindle ebook could launch in Britain next month | This week's Technology Guardian
