REMINDER | Meeting Invitation | GNSO Council's DNS Abuse Small Team call | Thursday, 26 June 2025
Dear all, The next call for the GNSO Council's DNS Abuse Small Team will take place on Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 14:00 UTC for 60 minutes. Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: Zoom Webinar link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/91555564642?pwd=QnlKeXhycVVJdklMUHJTTjlsdnhRQT09 Passcode:4^NT$6A9$. Audio only: Webinar ID: 915 5556 4642 Passcode: 6982547835 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/abKXhMNgh Wiki space: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/iQCiCg Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO
I can't attend this meeting unfortunately but I have consulted with NCSG and these are some of our preliminary viewpoints on the gap analysis Principles for Rights-Respecting DNS Abuse Mitigation Associated Domains & Surveillance When investigating actionable DNS abuse, registrars may need to examine other domains associated with the same registrant data to disrupt broader abuse networks. However, such inspections must be conducted with strict safeguards to avoid undue surveillance of legitimate registrants. Investigations must be grounded in clear, specific evidence of abuse linked to the registrant—never on speculative or broad profiling. The focus must remain on the abusive activity, not on surveilling the registrant’s broader online presence. Domain Pricing & Access Affordable or free domain names are essential for digital inclusion. They allow individuals, small businesses, and civil society groups to establish a presence online. - Pricing should not be used as a blunt tool for abuse mitigation. Doing so risks disproportionately harming legitimate users and undermining efforts to expand equitable access to the Internet. - Abuse mitigation by registrars offering low-cost domains should instead rely on rights-respecting measures: clear abuse reporting channels, prompt investigation, proportionate response, and strong due process—not financial barriers. Reactive vs. Proactive Measures Well-implemented reactive measures can be as effective as proactive strategies in addressing abuse. - However, overly broad or premature proactive interventions (e.g., preemptive takedowns, automated flagging) can generate false positives, unjust suspensions, and chilling effects on lawful expression. - Any proactive measure must be subject to rigorous human rights risk assessment, implemented with narrowly tailored scope, transparency, and meaningful recourse options to ensure proportionality and accountability. Pre-Mitigation Due Diligence Before taking any mitigation action, registrars must carry out thorough and proportionate due diligence based on specific, actionable evidence. This helps prevent false positives and ensures that mitigation measures are appropriate to the verified abuse. Where possible, less restrictive alternatives should be considered before resorting to domain suspension. During Mitigation Transparency When action is taken against a domain, the registrant must be promptly notified (laws to the contrary might apply, we are not talking about those circumstances) This notice should include: - The reason for the action; - The type of action taken; - The initiator of the action (e.g., registrar, third-party request); - A clear explanation in accessible language. Post-Mitigation Remedy & Recourse Registrars must maintain accessible and transparent mechanisms for registrants to seek remedy or challenge decisions. This includes: - Restoration Process: A pathway for legitimate registrants to demonstrate that abuse has been resolved—or that the action was mistaken—and regain control of their domain in a timely manner. - Complaints & Appeals: A clear and fair process through which registrants can file complaints or appeal mitigation actions, reinforcing procedural fairness and accountability. Farzaneh On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM Terri Agnew via gnso-dnsabuse-smallteam < gnso-dnsabuse-smallteam@icann.org> wrote:
Dear all,
The next call for the GNSO Council's DNS Abuse Small Team will take place on *Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 14:00 UTC* for 60 minutes.
*Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android:*
Zoom Webinar link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/91555564642?pwd=QnlKeXhycVVJdklMUHJTTjlsdnhRQT09
Passcode:4^NT$6A9$.
*Audio only:*
Webinar ID: 915 5556 4642
Passcode: 6982547835
International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/abKXhMNgh
*Wiki space: **https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/iQCiCg* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/iQCiCg>
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Terri
Policy Team Supporting the GNSO
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Unfortunately I cant attend the meeting too as its in the middle of the ongoing IGF in Lillestrom. best, Bruna On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM farzaneh badii via gnso-dnsabuse-smallteam < gnso-dnsabuse-smallteam@icann.org> wrote:
I can't attend this meeting unfortunately but I have consulted with NCSG and these are some of our preliminary viewpoints on the gap analysis
Principles for Rights-Respecting DNS Abuse Mitigation
Associated Domains & Surveillance When investigating actionable DNS abuse, registrars may need to examine other domains associated with the same registrant data to disrupt broader abuse networks. However, such inspections must be conducted with strict safeguards to avoid undue surveillance of legitimate registrants. Investigations must be grounded in clear, specific evidence of abuse linked to the registrant—never on speculative or broad profiling. The focus must remain on the abusive activity, not on surveilling the registrant’s broader online presence.
Domain Pricing & Access Affordable or free domain names are essential for digital inclusion. They allow individuals, small businesses, and civil society groups to establish a presence online.
-
Pricing should not be used as a blunt tool for abuse mitigation. Doing so risks disproportionately harming legitimate users and undermining efforts to expand equitable access to the Internet. -
Abuse mitigation by registrars offering low-cost domains should instead rely on rights-respecting measures: clear abuse reporting channels, prompt investigation, proportionate response, and strong due process—not financial barriers.
Reactive vs. Proactive Measures Well-implemented reactive measures can be as effective as proactive strategies in addressing abuse.
-
However, overly broad or premature proactive interventions (e.g., preemptive takedowns, automated flagging) can generate false positives, unjust suspensions, and chilling effects on lawful expression. -
Any proactive measure must be subject to rigorous human rights risk assessment, implemented with narrowly tailored scope, transparency, and meaningful recourse options to ensure proportionality and accountability.
Pre-Mitigation Due Diligence Before taking any mitigation action, registrars must carry out thorough and proportionate due diligence based on specific, actionable evidence. This helps prevent false positives and ensures that mitigation measures are appropriate to the verified abuse. Where possible, less restrictive alternatives should be considered before resorting to domain suspension.
During Mitigation Transparency When action is taken against a domain, the registrant must be promptly notified (laws to the contrary might apply, we are not talking about those circumstances) This notice should include:
-
The reason for the action; -
The type of action taken; -
The initiator of the action (e.g., registrar, third-party request); -
A clear explanation in accessible language.
Post-Mitigation Remedy & Recourse Registrars must maintain accessible and transparent mechanisms for registrants to seek remedy or challenge decisions. This includes:
-
Restoration Process: A pathway for legitimate registrants to demonstrate that abuse has been resolved—or that the action was mistaken—and regain control of their domain in a timely manner. -
Complaints & Appeals: A clear and fair process through which registrants can file complaints or appeal mitigation actions, reinforcing procedural fairness and accountability.
Farzaneh
On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM Terri Agnew via gnso-dnsabuse-smallteam < gnso-dnsabuse-smallteam@icann.org> wrote:
Dear all,
The next call for the GNSO Council's DNS Abuse Small Team will take place on *Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 14:00 UTC* for 60 minutes.
*Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android:*
Zoom Webinar link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/91555564642?pwd=QnlKeXhycVVJdklMUHJTTjlsdnhRQT09
Passcode:4^NT$6A9$.
*Audio only:*
Webinar ID: 915 5556 4642
Passcode: 6982547835
International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/abKXhMNgh
*Wiki space: **https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/iQCiCg* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/iQCiCg>
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Terri
Policy Team Supporting the GNSO
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Bruna Martins dos Santos -
farzaneh badii -
Terri Agnew