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amelius on May 4, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: .org doesn't mean credible

ICANN brings in millions and they don't even verify domain holders?

Their mission statement:

> ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.

sokoloff on May 4, 2021 [–]

As far as I can tell, the verification is basically an annual email that registrars send reminding domain owners to update their contact information and for which no actual follow up is performed.

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