New legal requirements will apply in Germany presumably in 2026 which will also have an impact on DENIC’s business processes. These relate to * the data to be collected during domain registration and the verification of this data * the registration data made publicly available via the whois lookup (Domain Query)

Topics October 2025: WSIS+20, the UN Cybercrime Convention, the protection of minors, and debates on AI and cybersecurity dominated internet governance.

In the third quarter of 2025 were in focus: WSIS+20, AI, Cybersecurity, state oversight of critical internet resources, and the global digital tax.

Overview of events relating to Internet governance in September 2025

Trust, Responsibility, Networking: Internet Governance in uncertain times Frankfurt, 10 September 2025 Today, the XVI. Internet Governance Forum Germany (IGF-D) begins in Berlin. Under the motto “Trust, Responsibility, Networking: Internet Governance in uncertain times”, representatives from politics, business, academia, civil society, youth, and the technical community will discuss the key

Overview of events relating to Internet governance in July/August 2025

Crisis management exercise at DENIC – Objective: a realistic simulation to test how we as a company would respond in an emergency situation.