Hidden in the mostly-forgotten 2010 Digital Economy Act were powers to regulate the UK's domain name system. On July 20, 2023, DCIT published a consultation - which closes August 31 - on implementing these: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-consultation-on-uk-related-domain-names-powers #UKInternet #DomainNameSystem #Nominet

Does anyone else remember when #nominet used to send you a physical paper certificate when you registered a domain name, or have I hallucinated it? #domaining #ukInternet