Telegram Applies for .gram Domain Zone
Telegram has applied to ICANN for the creation of its own domain zone .gram, which would allow its billion users to obtain personalized second-level domains and create interactive websites using simple text prompts. The move comes amid ongoing legal proceedings against Telegram's founder, Pavel Durov, in Russia.
Consensus
- Telegram has applied to ICANN for a new domain zone .gram.
- If approved by ICANN, Telegram users could receive personalized second-level domains linked to their usernames.
- Users could create interactive websites using only a text prompt.
- The application was made by Telegram's company, with confirmation from Pavel Durov.
- Pavel Durov is facing legal proceedings in Russia related to alleged support of terrorism.
- Durov has been added to Russia's terrorist and extremist registry.
- Russia has issued an international arrest warrant for Durov.
- Durov is a French citizen, and French law prohibits his extradition.
Points of divergence
- Telegram began using the domain telegram.me instead of t.me in mid-July, with old links still functional. — fontanka
- Apple unblocked Telegram in its app store on August 4. — vedomosti
- The Russian Financial Monitoring Service clarified that the inclusion in the terrorist and extremist registry applies only to Durov personally and his Russian bank accounts, not to his projects. — kommersant
Coverage (4 sources)
- Telegram submitted an application for a new domain — Фонтанка
- Telegram wants to register its own .gram domain — Вести
- Telegram submitted an application to create its own domain zone .gram — Ведомости
- Telegram submitted a request to register the .gram domain zone — Коммерсантъ