Hello Martha, Since you did not renew it on time, the other person who has registered it anew is the new owner/registrant, unfortunately. There are people out there who take interest in looking out for expired domain names and they will renew it. It is a business for them, because they know the first registrant will come looking for their domain. Few options I will suggest is for you to contact your domain host or registrar and tell them to negotiate for you to get the domain back. It mostly comes at a fee. I am hopeful you will get a suitable solution. Cheers, Raymond Mamattah [image: linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah-02637610/> [image: facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah> [image: twitter] <https://twitter.com/RMamattah> Accra, Ghana On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 10:02 AM Martha Alade via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
My domain name, in my full name, which I did not renew, has been renewed and pointed to a horrible Chinese porn website.
My name!!!!! 😩😣😩
On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 10:50 AM Mark Elkins via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
I assume you mean a Domain has been transferred without the Registrants consent to a different Registrant? Talk immediately to the Registry - to at least notify them of the issue. They can fix the problem. Talk to the Registrar. Explain the problem to them. If the Domain is no longer with them - then the Registry is the primary route to take.
If the Domain was not renewed - and thus deleted then reregistered - you may have a problem! That's like forgetting to pay the rent on your house and the Landlord then renting it out to someone else. On 2024/02/02 11:22, Martha Alade via AFRI-Discuss wrote:
Please can anyone offer help and advise on hijacked domain? It's urgent
On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Yaovi Atohoun via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
Hello everyone,
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization (org) will host two webinars this month to provide usage data on the recently launched <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2023-11-28-en> Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), and answer any questions about the service. The RDRS handles requests for access to nonpublic registration data related to generic top-level domains (gTLDs).
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