Joint Statement

Meta Platforms, Inc., Namecheap, Inc., and Whoisguard, Inc. announced today that they have agreed to settle the claims between them in a pending lawsuit following a private mediation between the companies.

Meta and Namecheap confirm their respective commitment to preventing internet abuse, including domain name abuse, trademark abuse, abuse of privacy rights, phishing, malware, and fraud in all forms. Namecheap, Inc., Whoisguard, Inc., and Withheld For Privacy ehf are committed to protecting privacy, and they will treat Meta as a trusted notifier to quickly stop infringement and abuse.

Namecheap recognizes Meta’s legitimate interest in enforcing Meta’s intellectual property rights and protecting its users, and is committed to fight fraud and abuse. Namecheap also will transfer the domain names at issue in the case to Meta.

Namecheap is improving its processes for all DNS abuse and trademark abuse, including for trademark holders to report infringing domain names to stop abusive registration practices.

The parties are pleased to have amicably resolved this action, and each will continue to fight abuses  and reaffirm their commitment to the internet community as a whole.