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ICANN eyes hundreds of new domains, including .meow and .fart

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is considering the addition of hundreds of new top-level domains (TLDs), including potentially controversial ones like .meow and .fart. This move, detailed by WIRED, could significantly alter the internet's landscape, with implications for content moderation and online identity. AI

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ICANN eyes hundreds of new domains, including .meow and .fart

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    📰 The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, could be added t

    📰 The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier 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. 📰 Source: Feed: All L…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/icann-top-level-domains… web.archive.org

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