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GETESA, the national telecom operator of Equatorial Guinea, is the official registry for the .GQ top-level domain. In 2014, GETESA entered a partnership with Freenom to distribute .GQ domains for free on a global scale. This model quickly attracted abuse, turning .gq into one of the most misused ccTLDs.
After Freenom’s withdrawal from the domain industry in 2024, GETESA took back full control of the extension. Since then, new registrations under .gq are no longer available, and the registry is working on redefining its policy framework to restore trust and prevent misuse. Existing domains remain in place under transitional oversight.