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Registrars are companies you can register domain names with. This makes us a key player in maintaining the health, neutrality, and openness of an important but largely invisible part of the Internet: the domain name system (DNS).</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What we support</strong></h2> <p>Lots of things, but we’re in a unique position to advocate for a free, open, and healthy Internet. </p> <p>In our corner of the world, there is rampant <span class="hover_info" style="text-decoration: underline;">DNS Abuse<span class="inside_hover">DNS Abuse refers to five broad categories of harmful activity: malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, and spam (when it serves as a delivery mechanism for the other forms of DNS Abuse).</span></span> and, as advocates for a better Internet, we believe there is a fundamental need for the industry to come together to create a unified approach to handle it. Right now, some registrars, registries, and hosting providers take action on illegal activity, but others do not, and they become a breeding ground for it.</p> <p>We think that ought to change.</p> </div></section> <section class="wp-block-group section_3prong dark"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center"><strong>Our commitment as a responsible registrar</strong></h2> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group icon-left"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="32" height="32" src="https://tucowsdomains.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/rocket.svg" alt="" class="wp-image-3219"/></figure> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">The power of a registrar</h3> <p>Understand the complex DNS ecosystem—including the power and limitations of registrars and other industry players.</p> <p><a href="/power-of-a-registrar/">Read more</a></p> </div></div> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group icon-left"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="32" height="32" src="https://tucowsdomains.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ssl.svg" alt="" class="wp-image-3221"/></figure> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">A well-lit DNS</h3> <p>Our call for the DNS community, ourselves included, to do their part to clean up the Internet.</p> <p><a href="/well-lit-dns/">Read more</a></p> </div></div> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group icon-left"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="32" height="32" src="https://tucowsdomains.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/megaphone.svg" alt="" class="wp-image-3223"/></figure> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Report abuse</h3> <p>Understand the different types of DNS Abuse, how to file a report, and our commitment to compliance.</p> <p><a href="/report-abuse/">Read more</a></p> </div></div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div></section> <section class="wp-block-group how_it_works_section"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Website content: how it works and who’s involved</h2> <p><strong>To understand how website content is accessed, you must understand what domain names are and how they work.</strong> Domain names are a fundamental part of Internet infrastructure that enable us to easily access websites, email servers, and other content. 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