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Website Addresses Will Never Be The Same

6:22AM Adrian Chen | ICANN, the international organisation in charge of web domain names, has just decided to allow people to register pretty much anything as a top-level domain. That means instead of boring old .com and .net, we could be visiting “www.cute.dogs” soon. More »

Get Ready For Filthy .XXX Domain Names

8:17AM Adrian Chen | ICANN, the international governing body responsible for doling out website domains, has approved the .xxx domain for porn sites. According to PC magazine, the purpose is to “carve out a portion of the Internet that will be set aside for the adult entertainment industry.” Already, over 200,000 .xxx sites have been pre-registered. Finally, a place for porn on the Internet! Oh, wait, isn’t that already the entire Internet? More »

Meet The Seven Keymasters Who Can Restart The Internet

2:18PM Max Read | Seven people have been chosen to receive keys that, when used together from a secure location, can be used to “restart the world wide web” after a “catastrophic event”. No, really. More »

Get Ready For .xxx

4:16PM Max Read | The shadowy Masonic cabal that controls the internet will likely approve the “.xxx” domain name system – intended for porn sites and Mötley Cröe drummers – tomorrow. Your “x” key will be worn out by next week. [Reuters]