.global explained

.global
Introduced:	May 29, 2014
Website:	NIC.global
Registry:	Dot Global Domain Registry Limited
Status:	Active
Type:	Generic top-level domain
Intendeduse:	Global entities
Restrictions:	None

.global is a generic top-level domain (gTLD)^[1] and was delegated to the DNS root zone on June 6, 2014.^[2] The application for the new top-level domain was approved on April 17, 2014,^{[3] [4]} and .global was made available to the general public on September 9, 2014.^[5]

Background

The path from application to launch was rather complicated, due to the name collision^[6] concerns relating to the word "global" (as it is being used in many internal networks).^[7] As a consequence, the .global registry had to block 60,000 domain names from registration for a couple of months, until the name collision issues had been fully resolved.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The new gTLDs . https://web.archive.org/web/20150408072819/http://www.gtld.com/ . 2015-04-08 . live . 2015-04-02 .
2. Web site: Delegated Strings ICANN New gTLDs. 2021-03-16. newgtlds.icann.org.
3. Web site: Registry Agreements (Chronological) - ICANN. 2021-03-16. www.icann.org.
4. Web site: Visit the Top Level Domain (TLD) Registry Services and DNS Solutions Experts | Afilias . https://web.archive.org/web/20150411083337/http://www.afilias.info/ . 2015-04-11 . live . 2015-04-02 .
5. Web site: 2014 . .global . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093349/http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/global-0 . 2015-04-02 . 2015-04-02 . Trademark Clearinghouse.
6. Web site: Name Collision Resources & Information - ICANN. 2021-03-16. www.icann.org.
7. Web site: Domain names: collision course . Newton Media . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175248/http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/contributed-article/domain-names-collision-course . 2015-04-02 . live . 2015-04-02 .