Anti-Abuse Metrics

.ORG Anti-Abuse Metrics

One of the best things about the .ORG domain is that it consistently ranks highest from a quality standpoint, especially when it comes to abuse. PIR works hard to make sure that the .ORG name space is the cleanest domain space in the industry. When you choose a .ORG domain, you know you’re getting the highest quality domain possible. Check out our metrics and you’ll see how we rank and compare with other domains.

SPAMHAUS Scores

Spamhaus is an independent third party “watchdog” and Reputation Block List provider. Spamhaus maintains a regularly updated scorecard on the “badness” of top-level domains that PIR monitors. These are the scores for the largest gTLDs.

Abuse and Suspensions (through Feb. 4, 2022)

* Hacking, Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks, other technical abuses

A natural question from these statistics is: what is the difference between the total number of domains flagged as abusive and the number of domains PIR or the registrar acts upon? Many of the domains flagged for abuse are actually “compromised cases,” where the domains are initially registered for non-abusive purposes, but the registrant’s domain is put to abusive purposes without its consent. Suspension at the registry level is not the appropriate action to deal with a compromised domain; instead the registrar or host should work to get control of the domain back into the registrant’s hands. Additionally, sometimes domains are flagged as abusive by Reputation Block Lists (RBLs) but then “un-flagged” for a variety of reasons.

Court Ordered Actions on Domains (through Feb. 22, 2022)

Suspensions for Limited Categories of Website Content Abuse (through Feb. 22, 2022)