The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has extended the submission deadline for the Applicant Support Program (ASP) as part of the new Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program.

Today, eco Managing Director Alexander Rabe was once again nominated by a majority vote of the German Bundestag as a member of the Advisory Board of the Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) at the Federal Network Agency.

The 2025 Abuse Workshop at Nordic Domain Days in Stockholm, co-hosted by eco’s topDNS Initiative & iQ Global, convened a cross-sector group of stakeholders across the Internet infrastructure ecosystem – including registrars, registries, hosting providers, and ISPs.

eco and AV-TEST will publish monthly reports on Internet abuse under the title “topDNS Report: Monthly Analysis for ISPs.” The goal is to create a reliable and long-term data foundation, particularly for Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

In this interview, Pim Pastoors from Hello Registry shares how they combine decades of experience from the teams behind .nl and .ca to deliver a next-generation registry backend built on trust, resilience, and collaboration.

In this interview, Katrin Ohlmer from DOTZON shares strategic insights for success in the upcoming new gTLD round. From lessons learned in 2012 to innovative use cases for dotBrands, geoTLDs, and open TLDs, they outline what it takes to build sustainable and future-ready digital identities.

With the Digital Omnibus, the European Commission aspires to reduce bureaucracy and increase coherence and applicability of European regulation through the Framework “A simpler and faster Europe”. On 16 September 2025 the EU-Commission has launched a call for evidence on the Digital Omnibus.

The highlight of the eco’s Anniversary Year 2025 was the Internet Policy Anniversary Forum on 7 October in Berlin – an evening that connected the past and the future.

  19 November 2025 Starts at 6:00 p.m. (Admission from 5:30 p.m.) Email Security and Digital Sovereignty: Opportunities through your own Domains and Top-Level Domains ICANN Org, IPB Internet Provider Berlin & eco – Association of the Internet Industry invite you to a panel discussion on Wednesday,...

The draft proposal by the Danish Council Presidency for the planned chat control carries significant risks for citizens, companies and critical infrastructure. Additionally, the latest Annual Report from the eco Complaints Office, which has been working with law enforcement agencies and international partners for over 25 years to combat illegal online content, underscores the high effectiveness of existing structures. eco is therefore calling on the German federal government and EU Member States to reject this proposal on 14 October.