GLOBAL EQUITY & TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE
Applicant Support Program (ASP) & Public Interest Commitments
Championing equitable root-zone expansion, community accountability, and open standards under ICANN’s global governance framework.
EQUITABLE INTERNET EXPANSION
The ICANN Applicant Support Program (ASP)
The Applicant Support Program (ASP) is a vital ICANN initiative designed to foster global diversity and lower financial and operational barriers for qualified applicants from underserved and developing regions. With You Global participates in the ASP to represent independent, technically sound registry operations from Türkiye, bringing regional diversity and independent stewardship to the global Internet root zone.
Geographic Diversity
Breaking monopoly aggregation and introducing authentic regional participation into the global root zone.
Sustainable Long-Term Models
Financial models engineered for operational longevity, transparent pricing, and predictable registry continuity.
Community Alignment
Aligning registry policies with public welfare, developer communities, and educational initiatives.
CONTRACTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Binding Public Interest Commitments (Specification 11)
Transparent, Fair Pricing
No arbitrary wholesale price spikes, zero discriminatory renewal fees, and predictable cost structures for all registrants.
Non-Discriminatory Access
Equivalent access to EPP gateways, marketing programs, and technical tools for every ICANN-accredited registrar globally.
Rights Protection
Mandatory integration with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), Sunrise priority periods, and full support for UDRP and URS procedures.
DNS Abuse Defense
Rapid mitigation protocol for phishing, malware, child exploitation, and botnets, backed by a 24/7 dedicated abuse desk with binding response SLAs.
INCLUSIVE ACCESSIBILITY
Universal Acceptance (UA) & Internationalized Usability
Universal Acceptance (UA) ensures that all domain names and email addresses should be accepted, validated, stored, processed, and displayed correctly and equally across all Internet applications. With You Global commits to active alignment with the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG):
Email Internationalization (EAI)
Full support across all registry mail servers and operational systems for internationalized domain and email headers.
Full Application Validation
Continuous testing to verify that .DEPLOY and .ATLAS resolve and validate smoothly in browsers, APIs, and mobile operating systems.
Open Source Tooling
Releasing validation libraries and test suites to assist developers and registrars in achieving Universal Acceptance readiness.
Connect with Our Public Interest & ASP Liaison
Reach out directly to our governance desk for stakeholder inquiries and policy engagement.
