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ICANN Weighs Hundreds of New Top-Level Domains
Original: The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier
ICANN is preparing to approve hundreds of new internet top-level domains, including playful options like .meow and .fart, in the latest round of expansions to the web's addressing system. WIRED reports on the internal politics at the organization overseeing the process, which critics and observers say could reshape — and further clutter — the internet.
Why now: A new round of domain name expansion by ICANN is drawing attention for its unusual and humorous proposed suffixes.
Evidence
- The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier · WIRED
Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of ICANN, the organization at the helm.
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