I’m completely dumbfounded.
I searched up a domain name I would like, and it turned out that no one owned it, it was just a ”Can’t reach the site” message. My immediate thought is how can I get this site, it should be free right? Since I’m not actually renting it or buying it from anyone, it’s completely unused.
I google it up and can’t find a single answer, all everyone says is you need to buy a subscription from a company like GoDaddy, Domain.com, One.com and others. These companies don’t own the site I wanted, they must register it in some way before they sell it to me, so why can’t I just register it myself and skip the middle man?
Seriously, are these companies paying google to hide this info?
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My first domain I registered with [InterNIC](https://www.internic.net/) when they were the only ones managing them. The demand outgrew the organization and they farmed it to [registrars](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/what-2013-05-03-en) who have to follow [ICANN](https://www.icann.org/en/beginners)’s rules. Registrars are accredited, which is why you can’t do it yourself, unless you go through the accreditation process.
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