The internationalization of top level domain names continues with the approval of Chinese-character ccTLDs (country code top level domains) by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). A total of five new domain names have been approved; China and Taiwan get two each and Hong Kong one. There are two versions per domain name, one in Simplified [...]
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) looks set to take the controversial step of granting conditional approval for a new .xxx top-level domain. Some ten years after first being proposed, the domain name extension, reserved for websites displaying pornographic material, is to be given the green light, it has been claimed. Speaking [...]
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Calgary, AB (June 22, 2010) – At the 38th public meeting of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in Brussels, international police have asked ICANN to help them track down online criminals by using stricter rules on domain name registration. They said that weaknesses in the domain name industry allow criminals such as [...]
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