[UA-discuss] Blue Coat's Web's Shadiest Neighborhoods and implications on TLD acceptance

[Ram Mohan]

Folks,

BlueCoat <https://www.bluecoat.com/company-overview>, a security vendor
used by most of the Fortune 500, released a report on the Web’s shadiest
TLDs
<https://www.bluecoat.com/company/press-releases/blue-coat-reveals-webs-shadiest-neighborhoods>
on Sep 1, 2015. They recommend to their 15,000+ customers to block all
listed TLDs (report attached). Most of these are new gTLDs.



There are implications for universal acceptance. This will result in some
discussion at the upcoming UA Coordination Summit in Horsham tomorrow and
Friday. The summit will have a conference bridge for anyone interesting in
participating. Don Hollander will provide details.



-Ram

Chair, UASG



o: +1.215.706.5700 x103; m: +1.215.431.0958; f: +1.215.706.5701

Skype: gliderpilot30



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*The Web’s Top 10 "TLDs with Shady Sites*"*

*Rank  * *Top-Level Domain Name    * *Percentage of Shady Sites*

 *#1        .zip                                          100.00%*

*#2        .review                                    100.00%         *

*#3        .country                                  99.97%*

*#4        .kim                                         99.74%           *

*#5        .cricket                                   99.57%           *

*#6        .science                                  99.35%           *

*#7        .work                                      98.20%*

*#8        .party                                      98.07%           *

*#9        .gq (Equatorial Guinea)        97.68%*

*#10      .link                                         96.98%*
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