Ed Hasbrouck, whom I consider to be an extremely reliable source on matters relating to travel, and to ICANN's relation with the travel industry, reports on what should be a major scandal: ICANN reveals “.travel” sponsor is a front. He also predicts no one will care, and ICANN will get away with this sham.
Recent Bluessky Posts- Ugly. MORE money for ICE? January 20, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Surprise! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u... January 20, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Jotwell Contracts: Nancy Kim, Slowing Down the Clicks, JOTWELL (January 20, 2026) (reviewing Brett Frischmann & Moshe Y. Vardi, Better Digital Contracts with Prosocial Friction-in-Design, 65 Jurimetrics J. 1 (2025)), contracts.jotwell.com/slowing-down.... January 20, 2026 Jotwell
- We are not saying we don't know. Many brave people on the ground are bearing witness and putting bodies on the line. From far away we applaud them. And organize for the midterms, I guess... January 19, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- No one takes any official action in response to this criminal assault? Law has collapsed, at least for now. January 19, 2026 Michael Froomkin
Of course nobody will care. Everyone still wants to scream about Shiavo.
So, I wonder what it does cost to get my own TLD? ICANN can’t be too expensive.