.exposed

Overview

• .exposed is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program and operated by Donuts (Victor Beach, LLC).
• The string is intended to facilitate search, self-expression, information sharing and the publication of editorial content, commentary, or revelations.

History

• .exposed was applied for by Donuts as part of the New gTLD Program and its application succeeded.
• Donuts received a signed Registry Agreement with ICANN on December 5, 2013.
• The .exposed TLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 04 February 2014.
• Donuts indicated it had raised more than US$100 million to support operation of its portfolio of TLDs and to provide operational and financial stability.

Usage and Audience

• Targeted uses described in the application include editorializing, publishing commentary, revealing facts or views, interacting with communities, and other forms of online expression.
• The TLD was presented as a generic string attractive to a broad audience rather than a narrowly restricted community, intended to provide new opportunities for online identity and expression.

Registration Rules

• Donuts stated an open and inclusive registration policy for .exposed: no entity or group would have exclusive rights to second-level names.
• The registry committed not to "artificially deny access, on the basis of identity alone (without legal cause)" to registrants and opposed restrictive eligibility rules for second-level registrations.
• Donuts committed to deploying an extensive array of protections against abuse, including protections designed to address trademark concerns and other rights-holder protections; specific registration-periods or allowed-character rules are not detailed in the source material.

SEO and Brand Impact

• Donuts positioned .exposed as a TLD that improves consumer choice and competition in the namespace and as useful for search and information discovery related to expression and disclosure.
• The operator committed to running the TLD with strong protections and controls intended to reduce fraud and abuse, aiming to improve trustworthiness compared with some incumbent TLDs.

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domain:       EXPOSED

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.EXPOSED 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.24.58
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.EXPOSED 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.25.58
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.EXPOSED 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.26.58
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.EXPOSED 161.232.12.58 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:58
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.EXPOSED 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.27.58
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.EXPOSED 161.232.13.58 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:58
ds-rdata:     43324 8 2 06db817955e79f54d71e1d818b4f4c7edbbaff2ac602db75fa95e5b4c9dbce6c

whois:        whois.nic.exposed

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2014-01-30
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA