Cnobin, a Hong Kong based registrar, announced that it has stopped offering .TOP domain name registrations effective immediately. At first this seemed strange for a Hong Kong registrar as Chinese registrants hold almost 80% of all .top registrations but Cnobin explained the reasons.
The registrar said that the .top registry will request registrants to submit scan of driver license or identification card for further verification. If you do not pass the verification, the domain will be suspended or deleted.
Read MoreCnobin said further that for existing domains, they would like to recommend owners to transfer to other registrars outside China, because this policy is only for the registrars in China...
