.sucks Domain: The Extension That Turns Criticism Into an Address
The .sucks zone entered the root on 19 February 2015; its ICANN agreement is dated 22 December 2014 and the operator is Vox Populi Registry Ltd., based in the Cayman Islands. The registry describes the extension as a platform for customer-led advocacy, freedom of speech and open debate.
Two opposite groups use the zone at once: communities gathering complaints and shared experience, and organisations that would rather meet criticism on a channel of their own. That second use amounts to a brand taking the name before somebody else does, and it explains much of the zone. Check the status of a name on the .sucks domain search page.
The operator's Abuse and Takedown Policy of December 2023 names three situations explicitly: cyberbullying, pornography and parked pages. The text states in so many words that parking pages are not allowed in this domain. On a valid complaint the operator may remove the name from the zone file and render the associated web and email services inoperable. In return the registry does not pre-screen content and does not mediate disputes between users; material some may find objectionable stays permitted so long as it does not break those three rules.
.SUCKS Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Vox Populi Registry Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
- Root zone entry 19 February 2015
- Content rule Cyberbullying, pornography and parked pages prohibited
- Form of oversight No pre-screening; rapid takedown on complaint
- Zone size 9,785 registrations, 8,434 published (13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .sucks domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.sucks Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$309.90 /year -
Transfer
$310.69 /year -
Renewal
$334.59 /year -
Restore
$414.73 -
Late Renewal
$54.78
Included With Every .sucks Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.sucks Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .sucks domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .sucks address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .sucks domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $54.78 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .sucks returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.sucks Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.sucks Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .sucks domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.sucks Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .sucks Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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You cannot, and this is the most concrete rule setting the extension apart. The operator's policy expressly prohibits parked pages; on a valid complaint the name can be removed from the zone file and its associated services rendered inoperable. If you took it for brand protection, point it at a statement page, a feedback form or your own support channel rather than leaving a blank parking screen.
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It can, but decide according to what you expect from it. Holding the name does not stop criticism; nobody is prevented from writing the same thing under another extension or on a social platform. What you gain is the channel itself: gather and answer feedback on your own page and the conversation stays on your side. Taking the name and leaving it silent, however, is not permitted in this zone.
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Three limits are defined: a name may not carry content primarily designed for cyberbullying, may not be used primarily for pornography, and may not be parked. Beyond those, the registry states plainly that it does not pre-screen content, does not mediate disputes between users, and that material some visitors may find objectionable remains permitted so long as it does not break the rules.
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Measured on 13 August 2026 the zone holds 9,785 registrations, of which 8,434 appear in the zone file, roughly eighty-six percent. That figure is no accident; it follows directly from the parking prohibition. Because the zone is small, a share of brand and product names remains free. Check several variants together with bulk domain name search.
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Yes, the transfer follows standard gTLD rules: lift the lock, obtain the authorisation code, open the request with the gaining provider. One extra consideration applies here: a page left unreachable during the move should not end up looking like a parked screen, so prepare the redirect before you begin. Run the process from the domain transfer page and confirm the result with whois search.
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