Freenom, a domain name registrar that has attracted spammers and phishers with its free domain names, no longer accepts new domain name registrations. The action was taken just days after Meta filed a lawsuit against the Netherlands registrar, alleging that the latter ignored abuse reports concerning phishing websites while generating revenue from visitors to such abusive domains, according to Brian Krebs.
Five so-called “country code top level domains” (ccTLDs) are managed by Freenom, including.cf for the Central African Republic,.ga for Gabon,.gq for Equatorial Guinea,.ml for Mali, and.tk for Tokelau.
Freenom has never charged for the registration of domains in these country-code extensions, likely to entice consumers to pay for services that are related to them, such as registering a.com or.net domain, for which Freenom does charge a fee.
Social media giant Meta filed a lawsuit against Freenom in Northern California on March 3, 2023, citing trademark infringement and violations of cybersquatting. The lawsuit also demands information on the names of 20 separate “John Does” — Freenom custome
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