.press

Overview

• .press is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The string is intended as a distinct online namespace for press releases, newsrooms and media-related content, serving as a single point-of-source for businesses and the news media.
• The applicant and registry operator is Radix (DotPress Inc.); registry services are referenced as ARI Registry Services.

History

• Application revealed on 13 June 2012 as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• Radix (DotPress Inc.) was the applicant and received a Registry Agreement from ICANN on 3 April 2014.
• .press was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 31 May 2014.
• During the application process Radix received a GAC Early Warning related to inclusion of an email address associated with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in application materials.

Usage and Audience

• Target audience includes businesses, organizations and individuals who publish press releases, corporate news, blogs and media updates.
• Intended users also include journalists and news media seeking authoritative sources for company announcements (the "4th estate").
• The TLD is categorized under media-focused new gTLDs.

Registration Rules

• .press is operated as a generic TLD; the registry outlined policies and processes to support its goals, including:

  • Standard rights protection mechanisms and registration phases such as Sunrise and Trademark Claims Service.
  • Dispute and takedown mechanisms listed in the application: URS, UDRP, SDRP, PDDRP, SPOC and related processes.
  • Additional protections proposed by the registry, including optional trademark declaration, profiling and blacklisting, proactive quality reviews and APWG review mechanisms.
  • Reservation of names required by Specification 5 of the Registry Agreement, including geographic names.
  • Reservation of the registry operator's own names and common registry operation names (e.g., nic.press, registry.press) and names related to ICANN and Internet standards bodies (e.g., iana.press, ietf.press, w3c.press) for delegation upon request.
  • Reservation or set-aside of certain generic names for distribution via special mechanisms.

• Abuse mitigation and compliance measures described by the registry:

  • Abuse and compliance processes to be run by the Directi Group (parent of DotPress Inc.), leveraging registrar experience.
  • A stated zero-tolerance approach to abuse with service-level agreements (SLAs) for responding to abuse complaints.
  • Cooperation with law enforcement and provision of special interfaces (for example, searchable WHOIS) to assist investigations.
  • Operational controls including profiling, blacklisting, proactive sampling/quality reviews, contractual enforcement and sanctions.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The registry emphasized building a clean, secure and trusted namespace for media-related content, aiming to position .press as a reputable domain for original news and press material.
• .press proposed rights protection measures and abuse mitigation that go beyond mandatory ICANN requirements to protect trademark owners and reduce abusive registrations.
• The operator highlighted its affiliation with the Directi Group and its registrar experience as part of the credibility and operational capability to maintain trust in the TLD.

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domain:       PRESS

organisation: Radix Technologies Inc.
address:      Services Cayman Limited, P.O. Box 10008, Willow House, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman
address:      KY1-1001
address:      Cayman Islands (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Director
organisation: Radix Technologies Inc.
address:      Services Cayman Limited, P.O. Box 10008, Willow House, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman
address:      KY1-1001
address:      Cayman Islands (the)
phone:        +971 44487934
e-mail:       admin@radix.email

contact:      technical
name:         CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address:      Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address:      44 Gutter Lane
address:      London EC2V 6BR
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no:       +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail:       tld.ops@centralnic.com

nserver:      A.NIC.PRESS 194.169.218.34 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:34
nserver:      B.NIC.PRESS 185.24.64.34 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:34
nserver:      E.NIC.PRESS 212.18.248.34 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:34
nserver:      F.NIC.PRESS 212.18.249.34 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:34
ds-rdata:     4289 8 2 03a4602f454dd05e3ef2b7a9507f7e4eeb78ba9259e35da7c3b20fd8da43341a
ds-rdata:     56540 8 2 9e422a4e7be0a741b0c7e5c5ca984afa95b0c2f512f13be981e47aecf87ea581

whois:        whois.nic.press

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://radix.website/

created:      2014-05-22
changed:      2024-03-11
source:       IANA