ICANN87 Readout – Highlights & Takeaways from the Annual General Meeting

The ICANN87 Readout, hosted by eco - Association of the Internet Industry and ICANN, brought together Internet governance stakeholders to review highlights from the ICANN87 Annual General Meeting in Bali. Nearly 1,700 participants attended the meeting in person, with 177 sessions covering key developments in Internet governance, DNS security and ICANN policy work.

Key topics included:

DNS Abuse: Discussions focused on finalising recommendations for associated-domain checks and preparing further policy work on registrations at scale. Stakeholders emphasised effective abuse mitigation, safeguards against false positives and the protection of registrants' rights.

Next Round of New gTLDs: Participants reviewed progress on the 2026 application round, including internationalised domain names, the Applicant Support Programme and upcoming evaluation and objection procedures.

Registration Data Access: The Supplemental Recommendations Team advanced work on the Standardized System for Access and Disclosure (SSAD), focusing on authentication, disclosure procedures and alignment with existing registration data policies.

Regional Internet Registry Governance: A revised ICP-2 governance framework was presented, covering the recognition, ongoing oversight and potential de-recognition of Regional Internet Registries.

Internet Resilience: The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) proposed a community-wide tabletop exercise to strengthen preparedness for major disruptions and improve coordination across Internet infrastructure operators.

End-User Rights: At-Large representatives called for stronger safeguards against wrongful domain suspensions, transparent mitigation measures and effective mechanisms for registrants to challenge decisions.

Review Processes: Proposed reforms aim to simplify ICANN's accountability and structural review mechanisms while maintaining transparency and community oversight.

The Readout highlighted continued efforts to strengthen Internet security, accountability and resilience through cooperation across the ICANN multistakeholder community.

The full recording is now available:

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