You could own AI.slop, if applicant for new global top-level domains get their way
27-08-2026 08:39 via theregister.com

You could own AI.slop, if applicant for new global top-level domains get their way

ICANN is poring through over 1,600 applications for new global top-level domains (GTLDs) and will reveal which ones it thinks are valid in a few weeks – but hundreds of names applicants hope to secure have already appeared online. GTLDs are the last part of an internet address. The most common and well-known are .com, .net, and .org. In the early 2000s, ICANN allowed a few more GTLDs, and in 2012 ran an open application process that allowed anyone to pay for the privilege of operating thei
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