JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – September 2, 2026: Meta Platforms, Inc. and Newfold Digital, Inc. announced today that they have agreed to settle the claims between them in a pending lawsuit.
Meta and Newfold 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.
Newfold is committed to protecting privacy, and they will treat Meta as a trusted notifier to quickly stop infringement and DNS abuse.
Newfold recognizes Meta’s legitimate interest in enforcing Meta’s intellectual property rights and protecting its users, and is committed to fight fraud and abuse. Newfold also will transfer the domain names at issue in the case to Meta.
Newfold is improving its processes for all DNS abuse and trademark abuse in the domain name aftermarket, including for trademark holders to report infringing domain names to stop abusive registration practices.
Additionally, New Venture Services, Corp. (“NVS”) has agreed to not register, own, or control domain names that are identical to, confusingly similar to, or dilutive of any Meta trademark. While not acknowledging any wrongdoing NVS has agreed to make an undisclosed settlement payment to Meta.
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.
