On 19 May 2026, eco’s topDNS Initiative, together with the Trusted Notifier Network, hosted the 13th in a series of topDNS Best Practice webinars, focusing on how trusted notifier approaches can contribute to more effective and scalable abuse handling across the Internet infrastructure ecosystem.
The session featured Alban Kwan, Co-Founder and CEO, Trusted Notifier Network, Manju Chen, Director of Policy, Trusted Notifier Network and Junjie Yang CEO, .TOP Registry. Moderated by Lars Steffen, Head of International, Digital Infrastructures & Resilience at eco, the webinar explored how registries, registrars, hosting providers, ISPs, and other stakeholders can strengthen trusted cooperation and improve operational abuse response processes through standardised reporting and escalation mechanisms.
Key topics included:
• What the Trusted Notifier Network is and how trusted notifier models operate across Internet infrastructure layers
• How trusted notifier approaches can support more effective and accountable abuse mitigation
• Why multi-stakeholder cooperation involving registries, registrars, hosting providers, and ISPs is important for improving abuse handling workflows
• The operational challenges of processing abuse reports across different infrastructure providers
• How standardised and verified reporting channels can improve communication, trust, and escalation procedures
• How trusted cooperation frameworks relate to broader industry efforts to mitigate DNS abuse and other forms of online harm
The webinar concluded with a discussion on the importance of continued cooperation between technical operators, policy stakeholders, and trusted notifier initiatives to strengthen transparency, efficiency, and resilience across the Internet infrastructure ecosystem.
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