Do websites still reject valid new TLDs?

nicenic · Sep 14, 2026

ICANN put out new Universal Acceptance guidelines this week and it reminded me of this old problem.

Years ago, some websites would reject longer extensions like .photography just because they expected short TLDs like .com.

I actually haven't run into this myself lately. Does anyone here still see it happen?

ICANN source:
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-publishes-universal-acceptance-expert-working-group-guidelines-09-09-2026-en

ads studio · Sep 15, 2026

what i can say about this is thst some websites still reject newer TLDs, but it’s usually more about how their systems are configured than the TLD itself.

PURSUIT MEDIA · Sep 15, 2026

nicenic said:
ICANN put out new Universal Acceptance guidelines this week and it reminded me of this old problem.

Years ago, some websites would reject longer extensions like .photography just because they expected short TLDs like .com.

I actually haven't run into this myself lately. Does anyone here still see it happen?

ICANN source:
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-publishes-universal-acceptance-expert-working-group-guidelines-09-09-2026-en

Long and unfamiliar TLDs are surely rejected. The criteria is that, it should be short, memorable and easy to identify

DigitalVertex Agency · Sep 16, 2026

still happens alot with older forms or banks most modern sites are fine now

nicenic · Sep 17, 2026

DigitalVertex Agency said:
still happens alot with older forms or banks most modern sites are fine now

Thanks for sharing your experience. It really is annoying when something as simple as typing in a completely legitimate address ends up blocking you from submitting a basic form. (But glad that modern sites are OK now...

SimonRohde · Sep 18, 2026

I haven’t run into this much recently either, but I think it can still happen with older or poorly maintained systems.

nicenic · Sep 18, 2026

SimonRohde said:
I haven’t run into this much recently either, but I think it can still happen with older or poorly maintained systems.

Glad to hear you haven't bumped into it recently either.. I sincerely hope those legacy systems finally get patched up. It gets old having to pull out a backup gmail address just to convince an outdated form to submit.

Do websites still reject valid new TLDs?

nicenic

Senior Member

ads studio

Elite Member

PURSUIT MEDIA

Elite Member

DigitalVertex Agency

Registered Member

nicenic

Senior Member

SimonRohde

BANNED

nicenic

Senior Member

Main Menu

Marketplace

Making Money

BlackHat World