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Testing out a simple blogging method because I'm excited about the new gTLD program 2026 round and what that means for all the silly new domain possibilities for fedi instances and bsky handles. Silly articles at https://bld.roddie.digital.

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WordPress parent's problematic plans for .php (pending primary-string payoff)
Oct 13, 2026
Potential protest opportunity for PHP non-profit perhaps?
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Resistance to termination of .name 3LDs continues
Oct 11, 2026
Several more names submit requests for ICANN to reconsider.
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Looking back at the cancelled .fur bid
Oct 10, 2026
Group separate to FurNIC and dotFurry planned their own ICANN application.
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Bluesky reveals .bsky application
Oct 5, 2026
The social network hopes to eventually offer *.bsky usernames.
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2026 new gTLDs Reveal Day date finally revealed
Sep 30, 2026
ICANN will publish all applications' primary and replacement strings on 07 October.
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ICANN finally reveals when date for Reveal Day might be revealed
Sep 23, 2026
Still no confirmation of exactly when it will be revealed before 14 October.
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HCCF plans antidote to scourge of .ai domains with application for .self
Sep 20, 2026
Campaign announced to "secure a new TLD dedicated entirely to ethical, human-centered technology".
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What will happen to the domain name domain.name?
Sep 14, 2026
Verisign's plan to terminate .name 3LDs would free up highly desirable domain name.
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Microsoft to finally put its head in the clouds with move to .microsoft domain
Sep 12, 2026
World's biggest malware vendor aims to inflict maximum confusion on its victims with new cloud.microsoft domains.
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With .eth ruled out, how would ENS use the .ens gTLD?
Sep 8, 2026
Ethereum Name Service uses the .eth for its onchain service but the string is reserved in the ICANN root.
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dotFurry campaign confirms .furry application submitted to ICANN
Sep 7, 2026
The furry community is one step closer to a dedicated TLD that is fully accessible.
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VeriSign says, "not in your.name"
Sep 4, 2026
ICANN approves proposal to blow away 25 years' worth of *.*.name domains.
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