Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight
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| Type: | Advocacy Initiative |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | November 2011 |
| Founder(s): | ANA |
| Headquarters: | New York |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | crido.org |
| Key People | |
| Dan Jaffe, ANA EVP for Government Relations | |
The Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight (CRIDO) is an advocacy organization created by the Association of National Advertisers on November 2011 to stop the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in implementing its latest program to expand the number of top level domain names (TLDs) in the Domain Name System scheduled on January 12, 2012. CRIDO sent a petition to the Department of Commerce objecting the proposed TLD expansion program. The petition was signed by 49 associations and 54 companies including major brands such as Adidas, Dell Inc.,Toyota, Walmart etc. A complete list of petitioners can be found [1]