The legacies of long tail and the unfolding of consolidation and concentration in the top-level domain sector

Carolina Aguerre

Journal of Cyber Policy, 2023, vol. 8, issue 2, 218-238

Abstract: This paper addresses the evolution of the generic TLD sector against the backdrop of changes introduced by ICANN with the expansion of the TLD space in 2012 and the relaxation of rules concerning structural separation between registries and registrars. From a business and technical perspective, the market moves that have taken place can be described as part of a long tail effect. This is relevant, for policy and theoretical reasons, to inform possible future rounds of new TLDs but also to integrate this issue into broader competition policy and diversity concerns. Has market concentration and consolidation increased in the DNS registry and registrar sector? What are the consequences of the new TLD programme from a diversity perspective? The work undertakes statistical analysis from several databases and desk research to develop a ten-year mapping. The potential implications of increased consolidation trends loom over the DNS registry and registrar field. The capacity to challenge some of these features in the TLD sector needs more than the prevailing market rules. Increased political commitments should be undertaken, at least to uphold geographic and linguistic diversity in this scenario.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/23738871.2023.2290057

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