AI, DNS Abuse, and the Trust Problem We Cannot Ignore

The same AI that makes it easy to build a legitimate online business also makes it trivial to spin up fake domains, cloned websites, and full marketing funnels in minutes. In this post I look at why agent identity matters, what initiatives are emerging to address it, and whether the industry can coalesce around standards before fragmentation becomes its own problem.

AI Agents and DNS Abuse: The 2026 Conversation the Industry Needs to Have

By 2030, autonomous AI agents could outnumber human domain registrants 3-to-1. The domain industry is building for legitimate use cases, but the real challenge is abuse at machine speed and a new international legal framework that treats DNS operators as evidence holders for the gravest international crimes.

Why Reliable Whitelists Matter as Much as Blocklists: Introducing Reputable Domains

Businesses spend days or weeks trying to navigate a broken system while their operations are disrupted.
The solution is not better cleanup. It is prevention.