July 2023 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

X marks the spot - a small spot
by Evan Leibovitch July 29, 2023

July 29, 2023

So apparently a certain purveyor of rockets, tunnels and electric cars is infatuated with the letter "X" to the point of destroying decades and billions of dollars in accumulated brand value in renaming Twitter. Most involved in tech are I'm sure aware of this already. Why am I posting this to ICANN mailing lists? To call attention to the stupidity of confusing domains with brands, something in which many domain sellers -- mainly speculative domain re-sellers -- gleefully engage. Apparently Mr. Musk seems to believe that acquiring "X.com" from Facebook -- along with some cosmetic redesigns -- constitutes a rebranding. Let this episode be a warning to others who would use a domain as a primary branding tactic, forgetting that: - A great number of tech companies have trademarked uses of the letter X <https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/25/tech/meta-microsoft-trademarks-new-twitt…> for web services, most notable among them the aforementioned Facebook. So this is not an issue of Musk being able to bully smaller companies; - Then there's Microsoft, which has some such trademarks of its own and produces an obscure, little-known computing device known as an "XBox"; - Most people using Unix and Linux for their desktops have been using software known as "X" for decades (though it is being phased out ... very slowly). - Also consider that doing searches for "X" on the Internet is ikely to find paths to very family-UNfriendly parts of the web. Consider the American "X" rating given to films before 1990. Let this be a cautionary tale, unfolding before us in real time. A domain name is at best a minor part of branding strategy that must consider many other factors. Paying a substantial sum for that second-hand domain will not be the answer to your problems, and may indeed introduce new problems. And especially beware of domain resellers passing themselves off as branding experts. Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56

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Successful completion of ICANN fellowship interaction and meetup program
by Shreedeep Rayamajhi July 21, 2023

July 21, 2023

Dear all, Our ALS Rayznews in association with Learn Internet Governance, successfully completed the ICANN Fellowship interaction and meetup program on Thursday 20, 2023. We had a total of 35 registrations from Nigeria, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Island, PNG, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Vietnam, and Tanzania . We would like to express our special thanks to Jia Rong Low and Siranush Vardanyan for helping us. *Video link:* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-mbYlZ3vJc *Presentation Link: * https://www.slideshare.net/ShreedeepRayamajhi/icann-fellowship-interaction-… *Shreedeep Rayamajhi* ICT4Development Consultant Kathmandu Nepal *Mobile (Nepal) (*+977)9851049683 *Mobile (USA) *+01 ‪(301) 485-9395‬ *Rayamajhishreedeep(a)gmail.com <Rayamajhishreedeep(a)gmail.com> * *Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreedeeprayamajhi/> | ICANN Wiki <https://icannwiki.org/Shreedeep_Rayamajhi>* Kaldhara, Paknajol, Pipalbote Marga-2 Block No: 98/14, Ward No: 16 Kathmandu, nepal *DISCLAIMER:* This message is intended only for the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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WEBCAST JUL 13 – topDNS Best Practice Series: Standards and Frameworks for Evidencing Abuse Online
by Joly MacFie July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

Before bad actors can be addressed, they must be properly identified. That is the topic of today's session. Real Time Text https://bit.ly/3XMq9VD [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16719%20>On *Thursday July 13 2023* at *17:00 CEST* (15:00 UTC) *CleanDNS <https://cleandns.com/>* and *eco's topDNS Initiative <https://international.eco.de/topics/names-numbers/topdns/>* host a webinar '*topDNS Best Practice Series: Standards and Frameworks for Evidencing Abuse Online <https://international.eco.de/event/topdns-best-practice-series-standards-an…>*'. This is the second in a series of topDNS best practice webinars to showcase what the domain name industry is doing to fight DNS abuse. Fighting abuse online is first and foremost a matter of taking appropriate action, taken by the appropriate party, taken at the appropriate time. Speaking of time, reducing the uptime of maliciously used domain names is crucial. But how can the decision-making process be standardized to make clear decisions, make the decision-making process scalable and also balance the expectations between the sender and the receiver of abuse reports? *Jeffrey Bedser*, CEO of CleanDNS will explain how standardized evidencing allows for rapid correlation and mitigation of abused domains by the appropriate party, how evidencing thresholds can be established and how online harms can be addressed via standardized evidence packages. *SPEAKER* *Jeffrey Bedser*, CEO of CleanDNS *HOST* *Lars Steffen*, Director International, eco – Association of the Internet Industry *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/topdns-evidencing <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/topdns-evidencing>* *PARTICIPATE VIA GOTOWEBINAR https://bit.ly/3pOF7Oj <https://bit.ly/3pOF7Oj>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/16719>*) *TWITTER #topDNS <https://bit.ly/3WTJqnn> #evidencing @eco_EN Jeffrey Bedser @BedserJ #CleanDNS #DNS* *MASTODON #topDNS <https://mastodon.social/tags/topDNS>* *SIMULCAST CHANNELS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/topdns-evidencing <https://archive.org/details/topdns-evidencing>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16719 <https://isoc.live/16719> * - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST JUL 11 : UK Internet Governance Forum 2023
by Joly MacFie July 11, 2023

July 11, 2023

After the French IGF last week (which btw is archived here <https://archive.org/details/fgi-france-2023>), now it is the UK's turn. Like the French, rather than separate real time text, AI captions will be overlaid. [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16701%20>On *Tuesday July 11 2023* the *UK Internet Governance Forum 2023 <https://ukigf.org.uk/events/uk-igf-2023/>* will be held in London. The *UK Internet Governance Forum <https://ukigf.org.uk/>* (UK IGF) is the national IGF for the United Kingdom. The purpose of IGFs is to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximise the opportunities of the Internet whilst mitigating the risks and challenges that the internet presents. Messages from the UK IGF will be carried to the *Global IGF in Kyoto <https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023>*. The livestream is provided by *Internet Society UK England Chapter <https://isoc-e.org/>*. *AGENDA https://ukigf.org.uk/2023-agenda <https://ukigf.org.uk/2023-agenda>* (ALL TIMES BST = UTC+1) *09:00 Welcome and Opening of UK IGF* *Ellie Bradley*, MD Registry & Public Benefit, Nominet *Alice Campbell*, Public Affairs Manager, tech UK *Mike Tunks*, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation *09:15 Keynote: techUK Tech Plan: How the next Government can use technology to build a better Britain* *Neil Ross*, Associate Director (Policy),techUK https://ukigf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AUKtechplan2023website.pdf *10:05 Data Protection in an AI-Driven World* *Abigail Burke*, Policy Manager, Data Protection at the Open Rights Group *Ana-Maria Cretu*, Senior Researcher, AI and Data Protection *Georgia Osborn*, Senior Research Analyst, Oxford Information Labs / Research Community Manager at the DNS Research Federation *CHAIR: Lord Allan*, Member of the House of Lords / Former Director of Policy at Facebook *11:20 Cybersecurity and the Governance of Cyberspace During Times of Geopolitical Instability* *Bojana Bellamy*, President, Centre for Information Policy Leadership *James Shires*, Senior Research Fellow in Cyber Policy, Chatham House *CHAIR: David Carroll*, Managing Director, Nominet Cybe *13:05 Keynote: Building the Evidence Base for Online Safety* *Ian Macrae*, Director of Market Intelligence, Ofcom *13:40 Avoiding Internet Fragmentation and Creating a Shared Digital Future* *Izaan Khan*, ISOC YSG / NOW: Pensions *Bruna Martins dos Santos*, Global Campaigns Manager, Digital Action *Til Sommer*, Head of Policy, Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) *CHAIR: Casey Calista*, Industry Chair & Labour Digital Executive Committee Member 23/24 *14:45 Gender and the Internet: A Source of Division or Community?* *Seyi Akiwowo*, Founder and CEO, Glitch *Dr Bernie Hogan*, Senior Research Fellow, OII *Mallory Moore*, Independent researcher, Trans Safety Network *16:00 Delivering Digital Transformation Across the UK* *Harriet Perks*, Learning and Development Lead, AND Digital *Hollie Whittles*, National Policy Skills Champion, Federation of Small Businesses *17:00 Ministerial Address* *Paul Scully MP*, Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy *17:45 Sum Up and Wrap Up* *Alice Campbell*, Public Affairs Manager, Tech UK *Mike Tunks*, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Internet Watch Foundation *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ukigf23 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ukigf23>* *TWITTER #UKIGF23 <https://bit.ly/UKIGF23> @UKIGF @ISOCUKEngland @IntGovForum #netgov* *MASTODON #UKIGF23 <https://mastodon.social/tags/UKIGF23>* *SIMULCASTS_https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (AI Captions)* *ARCHIVE_https://archive.org/details/ukigf23 <https://archive.org/details/ukigf23>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16701/ <https://isoc.live/16701/>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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WEBDIFFUSION JUILLET 6: Forum de la Gouvernance de l’Internet France 2023
by Joly MacFie July 6, 2023

July 6, 2023

Cela ne fait que commencer. [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16690>Le *jeudi 6 juillet *de *9h30 à 17h30 CEST* (07h30 à 15h30 UTC), le *Forum de la Gouvernance de l’Internet France 2023 <https://www.igf-france.fr/>* (FGI France) se tiendra à Paris et en ligne. Objectif : engager les multiples parties concernées dans un dialogue sur la gouvernance de l’Internet. Une webdiffusion en direct sera assurée par l’*Internet Society France Chapter <https://www.isoc.fr/>*. *AGENDA https://www.igf-france.fr/#agenda <https://www.igf-france.fr/#agenda>* *LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/vkikDIk3ngI <https://youtu.be/vkikDIk3ngI>* *PARTICIPER VIA BIG BLUE BUTTON https://my.weezevent.com/fgi-france-2023 <https://my.weezevent.com/fgi-france-2023>* *TWITTER #FGIFrance <https://bit.ly/FGIFrance> @FGIFrance @intgovforum @isoc_france @Afnic #netgov* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/fgifrance2023 <https://archive.org/details/fgifrance2023>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16690 <https://isoc.live/16690%E2%80%8B>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Krebs on Security : Who’s Behind the DomainNetworks Snail Mail Scam?
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh July 3, 2023

July 3, 2023

"If you’ve ever owned a domain name, the chances are good that at some point you’ve received a snail mail letter which appears to be a bill for a domain or website-related services. In reality, these misleading missives try to trick people into paying for useless services they never ordered, don’t need, and probably will never receive. Here’s a look at the most recent incarnation of this scam — *DomainNetworks* — and some clues about who may be behind it." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/07/whos-behind-the-domainnetworks-snail-ma…

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