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VeriSign Could Add 220 New Top Level Domains

Posted by timothy on from the it's-like-bitcoin-for-registrars dept.

darthcamaro writes "At the end of this month, the first round of applications for ICANN's expansion of the generic Top Level Domains will close. While we still don't how many applications in total there will be, we now know that VeriSign — the company that runs .com and .net is backing at least 220 of them."

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  1. All these TLDs would be under American control by Baron_Yam · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Making them worth much less than you might expect, given that the Americans have recently shown they're quite willing to apply their laws to foreigners if they can reach them. .COM's fine because companies are already invested in it... but who would bother using a new TLD with that risk?

  2. I think it's outstanding... by rastoboy29 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ..after all, with all these new TLD's it will solve the problem of...uh...I mean, it will help greatly with...uh...um.

    shit.

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