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Domain '.xxx' Approved for Web Porn Sites

SAN FRANCISCO -- You've heard of ".com" and ".org." Joining them soon will be their bawdy cousin: ".xxx." On Friday, the board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees the Internet's naming system, approved the creation of a red-light district online for pornographic...

Protesters Left in the Dark as Egypt Blocks Internet

If you've read any coverage of the anti-government protests in Egypt over the past week, then you'll likely know that social media has played a vital role in the uprising. Pro-democracy campaigners have used sites such as Twitter and Facebook to organize rallies and share cell phone video footage of their often-violent...

Will 'Porn Lock' in UK and France Lead to Internet Censorship?

Just days after France passed legislation requiring Internet service providers to block child-pornography websites, British officials said they want to block all porn on the Web. Critics of both "porn lock" initiatives say they may be the first steps in controlling the Internet in those countries. Ed Vaizey, Britain's...

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06/03/12 .london among the runners in race for new internet... Source: The Money Blog - This is Money - UK An internet domain name firm has spent $14million (Â£9million) on submitting 92 applications for identities.
06/03/12 SciTechTalk: Proposed United Nations control of... Source: United Press International (UPI) The Internet could someday look very different and be less open and free if a proposal for the International Telecommunications Union, an arm of the United Nations, to take over management of the Internet comes to pass, critics of the proposal say.
06/03/12 Domain Name News Source: The Portugal News FCCN , the Portuguese registry operator of .
06/03/12 India Inc seeks .tata, .infosys as address Source: The Economic Times - India Applications for these names can only be made by internet domain name registrars accredited by ICANN.
06/03/12 Will your Internet die on July 9? Source: The Norman Transcript - Norman OK The Internet itself will not die on July 9.

Background on internet governance

Internet governance is the development and application of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet.

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