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Common questions
Is digitaldividend.org legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns digitaldividend.org?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for digitaldividend.org. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Registered 1999 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
DigitalDividend.org
Our goal is to identify and promote sustainable solutions for bridging the global digital divide—catalyzing large-scale use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to create social and economic "dividends" in poor communities throughout the developing world.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Sep 20, 1999 — 27 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 7, 2026).
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 47 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 47 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Missing DMARC (mild)
What digitaldividend.org said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Our goal is to identify and promote sustainable solutions for bridging the global digital divide-catalyzing large-scale use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to create social and economic "dividends" in poor communities throughout the developing world.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1999
Domain registered (Sep 20, 1999).
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 27 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 26, 2026
Lifeline · digitaldividend.org over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 27 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Aug 5, 2016 · no ownership change on record since 2016 · last checked Oct 17, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredSep 20, 1999digitaldividend.org was registered on Sep 20, 1999.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 10, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Jan 1, 2008An AboutUs wiki page described digitaldividend.org from Jun 20, 2006 to Jan 1, 2008 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006
Registrar
Wild West Domains, LLCWild West Domains, LLCAug 5, 2016 – Oct 7, 2024Registrar Wild West Domains, LLC (IANA 440) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for digitaldividend.org, from Aug 5, 2016 to Oct 7, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GoDaddy.com, LLC
Ownership
Ownership recordsAug 5, 2016 – Jan 20, 2026Registration records for digitaldividend.org are held from Aug 5, 2016 to Jan 20, 2026 (20 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2016–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Jan 2026 – Oct 2026Nameservers: softlayer.comNameservers: softlayer.comAug 5, 2016 – Sep 23, 2025Registration records listed softlayer.com nameservers (ns1.softlayer.com, ns2.softlayer.com) for digitaldividend.org from Aug 5, 2016 to Sep 23, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Sectigo LimitedSep 12, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Sectigo Limited issued 1 certificate for digitaldividend.org from Sep 12, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 7, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (12)
Sep 20, 1999Registration: digitaldividend.org was registered on Sep 20, 1999.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 10, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Jan 1, 2008AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described digitaldividend.org from Jun 20, 2006 to Jan 1, 2008 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Our goal is to identify and promote sustainable solutions for bridging the global digital divide-catalyzing large-scale use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to create social and economic "dividends"…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Aug 5, 2016 – Oct 7, 2024Registrar: Registrar Wild West Domains, LLC (IANA 440) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for digitaldividend.org, from Aug 5, 2016 to Oct 7, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Aug 5, 2016 – Jan 20, 2026Ownership: Registration records for digitaldividend.org are held from Aug 5, 2016 to Jan 20, 2026 (20 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 5, 2016 – Sep 23, 2025
Jul 1, 2006
“Our goal is to identify and promote sustainable solutions for bridging the global digital divide-catalyzing large-scale use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to create social and economic "dividends"…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 11, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Sep 14, 2025 – Oct 17, 2026 (latest)
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 14, 2025 and most recently on Oct 17, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 10, 2026
Nameservers: CloudflareJan 9, 2026 – Jan 20, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (ara.ns.cloudflare.com, luke.ns.cloudflare.com) for digitaldividend.org from Jan 9, 2026 to Jan 20, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareJan 9, 2026digitaldividend.org's nameservers moved from softlayer.com to Cloudflare at some point between Sep 23, 2025 and Jan 9, 2026. Last seen at softlayer.com: Sep 23, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jan 9, 2026 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 4 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Certificate from Google Trust Services
Sep 13, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 (latest)
Google Trust Services certificate valid Sep 13, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026, as seen on Oct 17, 2026.
Source: TLS check, Oct 17, 2026
Zone file: Registration records listed softlayer.com nameservers (ns1.softlayer.com, ns2.softlayer.com) for digitaldividend.org from Aug 5, 2016 to Sep 23, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 14, 2025 – Oct 17, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 14, 2025 and most recently on Oct 17, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 10, 2026
Jan 9, 2026 – Jan 20, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (ara.ns.cloudflare.com, luke.ns.cloudflare.com) for digitaldividend.org from Jan 9, 2026 to Jan 20, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 9, 2026Zone file: digitaldividend.org's nameservers moved from softlayer.com to Cloudflare at some point between Sep 23, 2025 and Jan 9, 2026. Last seen at softlayer.com: Sep 23, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jan 9, 2026 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 4 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jul 11, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 12, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 1 certificate for digitaldividend.org from Sep 12, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 7, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 13, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services certificate valid Sep 13, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026, as seen on Oct 17, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 17, 2026