ICANN forces Knock Knock Whois There to change its name

Recently, ICANN ordered the .blog registry Knock Knock Whois There (KKWT) to change its name to "Knock Knock RDAP There", otherwise it will initiate the termination procedure in 30 days, affecting the normal operation of about 300,000 .blog domain names. This requirement stems from ICANN's policy of promoting the migration from WHOIS protocol to RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) in recent years. However, the radical approach taken by ICANN in the implementation process has caused widespread controversy in the industry.

ICANN exerts pressure and escalates threats

According to KKWT sources, the attitude of ICANN's compliance team is unusually tough, and even threatening.

"At first, we thought the fax was a joke, so we ignored it," said a KKWT employee. "Then the voicemails started coming in - once a day at first, then once an hour. It became scary."

Even more shocking is that ICANN even contacted a 90-year-old mother of a KKWT employee and conveyed a disturbing message to her:

"If the child does not obey, we will escalate the situation."

The elderly woman was disturbed by this. She was not clear about the operating rules of ICANN, but was frightened by this sudden warning.

ICANN's compliance director Ronnie Smanks also made no secret of his tough stance. In an interview, he directly stated:

"Of course we will escalate. Those Knock Knock bastards better clean up their homes, otherwise I will send someone over."

This statement was interpreted by the outside world as ICANN's possible use of its newly established "physical compliance department." The department is rumored to be composed of a group of people equipped with crowbars, pickaxe handles and bicycle chains, responsible for enforcing ICANN regulations in the real world.

KKWT fights back, the industry questions ICANN's overstepping of authority

Despite pressure from ICANN, KKWT still refuses to give in. Currently, the company is consulting legal counsel and hiring brand experts to try to come up with a new name that retains the humor of the original name.

ICANN's radical behavior has sparked widespread discussion in the domain name community. Some industry insiders believe that the requirement for mandatory name changes is too harsh and even suspected of overstepping authority, while others support ICANN's move to maintain industry standards.

In any case, this game between ICANN and KKWT is far from over, and we are closely following the development of the situation.

Information source: domainincite