Covid domains

[dashu1]

what's the consensus on covid domains? I see Sedo etc don't allow them to be posted, but surely there's some that could be useful?

It feels like the new "Olymics" - dare to register one and you will be struck down and struck off and cast into the pits of Hell.

 

[dee]

nominet are suspending most as they get registered.

 

[dashu1]

Thanks.

What about in .com world?

Why are they suspending them? Seems a bit OTT.

 

[dee]

I'ts their anti phising / spam domains policy I guess. I caught a related domain with covid in title for someone and it instantly got suspended.

"Since July 2018 all newly registered .uk domain names are checked by an 'anti-phishing' initiative called "Domain Watch", with the aim of further increasing the security of the .UK zone and to protect end users from malicious phishing activity."