.charity
| Status: | Proposed |
| Registry: | PIR |
| Registry Backend: | Donuts |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Commerce |
| Priority #: | 1107 - Donuts (Corn Lake, LLC) 1312 - Famous Four Media (Spring Registry Limited) |
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.charity is a new generic top level domain name (gTLD) applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
Current Applicants
The applicants are:[1]
- Donuts (Corn Lake, LLC), a start-up registry operator that applied for 307 new gTLDs, each via a different LLC.[2] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
- Famous Four Media (Spring Registry Limited), a company based in Gibraltar represented by Geir Rasmussen, it has applied for 61 new gTLDs. [3] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
GAC Early Warning
Both applicants for .charity were issued a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.[4] The .charity warnings note that the TLD refers to a regulated market sector but notes there are not sufficient protection mechanisms designed to prevent consumer harm.[5]