.ME Content and Abuse Report December 2022

Our second Content and Abuse report is finally here! It analyses the state and
dynamics of the .ME domain usage, website classification and abuse as the
three key topics of interest within the zone with the special emphasis on H2,
2022.

To download the infographic, click HERE.

Key Findings

• Compared to the previous report, the minimal changes in major KPIs
  such as the share of the developed domain category, domain
  distribution by the registrar and by the registrant country and a decrease
  in the number of domains suspended for abuse are indicative of the
  healthy zone.
• Distribution of DUM share by year (the domains registered in a specific
  year that have not been deleted) suggests that the pandemic years
  accelerated digitalization. The number of domains under management
  from 2020 and 2021 is greater than the DUM from 2019, 2018 and 2017
  combined.

• The fluctuations in the overall content tend to be organic and less
  susceptible to trends.
• Website content categories, especially developed domains, and
  redirections, have their own dynamics that should be monitored more
  frequently over longer periods of time.

Sharing of data and insights about the domain portfolio content and anti-abuse
activities will remain high on the .ME Registry’s agenda, as abuse mitigation
and the industry growth cannot be achieved without active participation of all
the stakeholders and continuous education of the public on all the aspects of
the DNS and Internet usage.