Free domain name registrar Freenom suspends domain name registration

According to the blog of well-known network security expert Brian Krebs, domain name registrar Freenom has suspended new domain name registrations. Being sued by Meta is the main reason why Freenom stopped domain name registrations. reason.

Freenom has been focusing on the Central African Republic's .cf, Gabon's .ga, Equatorial Guinea's .gq, Mali's .ml and Tokelau's .tk. National top-level domain names are exempt from registration fees.

The exemption of domain name registration fees in these countries is to encourage users to pay for related services, such as registering a .com or .net domain name, for which Freenom will charge a fee.

On March 3, 2023, social media giant Meta sued Freenom in a Northern California court, accusing it of infringement of domain name squatting and trademark infringement, and pointed out that the five national top-level domain names are Domains of choice for criminals, often used for illicit purposes such as pornography or phishing, the company ignored complaints of abuse on phishing sites while monetizing traffic to these abusive domains.

It is understood that Freenom has also been punished by the ICANN domain name management agency for suspension of registration and transfer in 2017 and 2020. This incident may lead to .cf/.ga /.gq/.ml/.tk These five free country top-level domain names have officially withdrawn from the stage of history.

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