Unified Domain Blocking Service Protecting Brands Online | GlobalBlock
Tony Kirsch
The Brand Safety Alliance (BSA) is heading to Dublin, Ireland, for the ICANN84 Annual General Meeting from October 25–30, 2025.
ICANN’s AGM is the largest of its yearly meetings, bringing together stakeholders from around the world. This year’s program will highlight ICANN’s work to a broader global audience, with an emphasis on capacity building, leadership development and the seating of new Board members.
For the BSA, ICANN84 is a valuable opportunity to strengthen connections across the global domain community. We look forward to meeting with partners and industry representatives to discuss how proactive domain blocking can reduce risk, improve Registry health and prepare the industry for the upcoming expansion of new TLDs.
Europe remains a key focus for GlobalBlock, with nearly 100 European-based extensions already included in the service. ICANN84 provides the ideal setting to engage with regional stakeholders, share insights and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
If you’re attending ICANN84 in Dublin and would like to connect with the BSA team, please reach out to us at hello@brandsafetyalliance.co to arrange a time.
Leona Chen-Birkner
APTLD90 brought the Asia Pacific domain name community to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia last month, with ccTLD registries, technical operators, policy specialists and other members of the regional internet community coming together to discuss the challenges shaping the future of the domain name system.
Tony Kirsch
When the domain name industry meets in Bali this October, it will mark a time of significant change and opportunity for the ICANN community. Following the application period for the second round of new gTLDs, ICANN will publish its full list of prospective TLDs and their applicants, likely just prior to its Annual General Meeting from October 17-22.
Jason Loyer
When the BSA team attended INTA’s TMAP meeting in Berlin last year, much of the conversation around new TLDs and AI-driven domain abuse was anticipatory. The threat was real, but for many trademark professionals, it still felt like something on the horizon.
Tony Kirsch
From the early days of the Brand Safety Alliance, response to our mission from registries, registrars and brands in the Asia Pacific region has been strong. Many registries have chosen to participate in GlobalBlock and are recognizing the benefits of stronger brand and IP defenses in improving registry health and protecting internet users by proactively stopping abuse before it occurs. In the coming months, our commitment to this community ramps up through several events in partnership with the Asia Pacific Top-Level Domain Association (APTLD). The BSA’s Leona Chen-Birkner will present a webinar to APTLD members, before giving a presentation at the upcoming APTLD90 meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in September.