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ICANN's list shows 18 applications from Meta Registry Holdings

ICANN's published list for the 2026 round holds 18 applications from Meta Registry Holdings LLC, which says in each one that it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Meta Platforms, Inc. Twelve are marked as Brand, among them .facebook, .instagram and .whatsapp, and one is in a contention set.

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ICANN's list shows 39 applications from Google's registry

ICANN's published list for the 2026 round holds 39 applications from Charleston Road Registry Inc., the Google subsidiary also known as Google Registry. Twenty are marked as Brand, and 13 are in a contention set.

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ICANN sets Reveal Day for 7 October

ICANN will publish the 2026 round's applicants, applied-for strings and contention sets at 18:00 UTC on 7 October. A two-week Replacement Period follows, then String Confirmation Day on 17 November.

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Aruba applies for 39 strings, its first portfolio beyond .cloud

The Italian operator of .cloud says it applied for 39 top-level domain strings, primary and replacement together, and that many of them conflict with strings other applicants have already announced.

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ShortDot discloses 40 applications and 80 proposed strings

ShortDot has published its entire 2026-round portfolio as one set: 40 applications carrying 40 primary and 40 replacement strings, every one three or four letters, without saying which is which.

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Radix discloses 46 primary applications across seven categories

Radix has published all 46 primary applications in its 2026-round portfolio, spanning AI, technology, health, finance, business, creator and culture strings.

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Unstoppable confirms five filings and sixteen TLD plans that will not proceed

Unstoppable Domains says five applications were submitted for the 2026 round. Fourteen previously announced TLD plans will not proceed, and its refund page accounts for two more.

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