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The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier

Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including . meow and . fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of ICANN, the organization at the helm.

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The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier

Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including . meow and . fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of ICANN, the organization at the helm.

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The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier

Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including . meow and . fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of ICANN, the organization at the helm.

Read original at Wired →

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