question What is the role of ICANN in Domain Names?

[Camila123]

What is the role of ICANN in Domain Names?

 

[Dynadot]

ICANN creates the rules Registries and Registrars (and by extension, consumers) have to abide by.

Samuel L Dotson

 

[boker]

ICANN creates the rules Registries and Registrars (and by extension, consumers) have to abide by.

Samuel L Dotson

ICANN rules are mostly for gtlds, the ccTLDs existed before ICANN was created and the ccTLDs are sovereign and don't necessarily recognize ICANN's (a US-based corporation) authority over them.
CCTLDs do generally participate in ICANN meetings and processes, but the operation of their registries is not subject to the same sorts of rules and requirements as gTLDs.

 

[dordomai]

they get money for releasing strings

What is the role of ICANN in Domain Names?

 

[Sinfully Wicked]

What is the role of ICANN in Domain Names?

To get as much money from users are possible by releasing pathetic extensions