The different ways to provide input on new gTLD applications are as follows:
- Application Comments: A mechanism for the public to share information, perspectives, or concerns about new gTLD applications during designated comment period(s) for consideration by ICANN and evaluation panels during the review process. Learn more.
- Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Member Early Warnings: Notices issued by members or observers of the Governmental Advisory Committee to flag applications that may raise public interest concerns. Learn more.
- GAC Consensus Advice: Formal Advice issued by the Governmental Advisory Committee to the ICANN Board regarding new gTLD applications or other significant topics. Learn more.
- Singular/Plural Notifications: Alerts from the public to ICANN when two strings in the same application round are singular and plural forms of the same word in a given language, or that an applied-for string is the singular/plural form of an existing gTLD, a string being processed from a prior application round, or a Blocked Name. Learn more.
- Objections: Objections are filed against new gTLD applications by parties with standing, raising specific concerns about the applications based on defined grounds, and then are evaluated by an independent panel of experts. Learn more.