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ccTLD registrars do not need to be ICANN accredited (e.g. .io, .ly, .me, .to, etc...)

• talideon 11y ago
  Though some, such as Nominet (*.uk) are bringing in not dissimilar procedures: http://www.nominet.org.uk/how-participate/policy-development/current-policy-discussions-and-consultations/data-quality-policy http://www.nominet.org.uk/how-participate/policy-development... Many ccTLD registries have stricter policies when it comes to WHOIS data, and actively audit their contact databases for dubious data, place restrictions on contact updates, or actively review registrations and contact updates to ensure that the contact data provided is valid. .me, .co, .io, .ac, .sh, and a few others, are relatively easy-going. .us is straightforward enough too, and though there are technically restrictions on who can register .us domains, they're not really enforced all that actively by Neustar. I really like the .me registry: they're good people.