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What if there is a suspicion that domain names are being used for illegal purposes?

Updated 15 Apr, 2020

The Swedish Internet Foundation's registration terms for .se and .nu indicate that a domain name can be deregistered or deactivated by The Swedish Internet Foundation when presenting a legally binding judgment.

For suspicions that domain names are used for criminal purposes, a report should therefore be made to the Police Authority. In case of suspicions of other illegal uses of domain names, such as fraud or unfair marketing, the notification can be made to the Consumer Agency.

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The Swedish Internet Foundation is an independent, business-driven and public-benefit organization. We work for an internet that contributes positively to people and society. We are responsible for the internet's Swedish top-level domain .se and manages the operation and administration of the top-level domain .nu. The revenue from our business finances a number of initiatives in order to enable people to use the internet in the best way, and to stimulate the sharing of knowledge and innovation with a focus on the internet.