News tagged with domain names
Football dominated cybersquatting complaints in 2009: WIPO
Complaints about football-related website addresses made up a key part of the cybersquatting disputes in 2009, said the UN intellectual property agency Tuesday.
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Sex.com creditors say domain's too hot for NY sale
(AP) -- The suitors for Sex.com have been put off for now.
Mar 18, 2010 |
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No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
(AP) -- Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Global agency reconsiders '.xxx' for porn sites
(AP) -- A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Web boss sees risk of multiple internets
Clandestine efforts by some countries to create alternative versions of the Internet for political ends could put the Web at risk, the man responsible for organizing the network told AFP Wednesday.
Jan 28, 2010 |
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4 countries clear hurdle for non-Latin Web names
(AP) -- Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to win preliminary approval for Internet addresses written entirely in their native scripts.
Jan 21, 2010 |
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China nabs 5,400 people for online porn in 2009
(AP) -- Chinese authorities caught nearly 5,400 suspects last year in a crackdown on online pornography and have vowed to strengthen Internet policing.
Jan 01, 2010 |
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China issues new rules on Internet domain names
China's Internet watchdog issued a new set of rules on domain name registration this week in a bid to curb pornography and illegal content.
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Twitter briefly blocked by hackers
(AP) -- Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Postal services get exclusive '.post' address
Global postal services will soon have their own address on the Internet, after the web's authority for assigning domain names ICANN, said on Friday that it had approved the new address dot post (.post).
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name
(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Multilingual web address system approved
The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more ...
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Internet set for change with non-English addresses
(AP) -- The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names - or addresses - that can be written in languages ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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US to share Internet review amid worldwide growth
(AP) -- As Internet use expands worldwide, the United States said Wednesday it will give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization whose decisions affect how computers relay traffic ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Changes loom for ICANN
Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.
Sep 27, 2009 |
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