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A New Internet Domain: Extortion Or Free Speech?

April 7, 2015 • New Web suffixes have popped up in recent years to supplement .com and .net. One of the newest — .sucks — has companies worried their reputations will take a hit, so they're buying up the addresses.

A New Internet Domain: Extortion Or Free Speech?

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Will .Health Make It More Likely That You'll Get Scammed?

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Will .Health Make It More Likely That You'll Get Scammed?

September 26, 2014 • New websites ending in "health," "doctor" and "clinic" will soon start appearing online. But anyone can buy those names. Some public health researchers worry that they'll purvey bogus medical advice.

Beyond .Com: Some See Confusion In Internet Domain Expansion

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Beyond .Com: Some See Confusion In Internet Domain Expansion

August 1, 2013 • As early as September new Internet suffixes — from .nyc to .google to .ngo — will begin rolling out. It's a controversial plan that raised concerns about fraud, trademark infringement and customer confusion, but the Web's governing body says those issues have been addressed.

Beyond .Com: Some See Confusion In Internet Domain Expansion

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What's In A Domain Name? A Lot, Countries Say

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What's In A Domain Name? A Lot, Countries Say

July 25, 2013 • The worlds of politics and commerce collide as several countries seek to block proposed top-level domain names. Reasons include everything from religious sensibilities to geographic similarities.

The Two-Way

'Pets,' 'Pizza' & 'Porn' Among New Internet Domain Names Sought

June 13, 2012 • Those, and others such as ".sex," may be among suffixes such as ".com" at the end of Internet addresses.

The Two-Way

Number Of Domain Names To Explode

June 20, 2011 • Companies, cities, countries and others with deep pockets will be able to add unique suffixes to their Web addresses. They can also be in non-Latin script.

Inside NPR.org

You Say NPR, But On Twitter We Say n.pr

March 3, 2010 • NPR is rolling out a new shortened URL, n.pr, which will make it easier for people on Twitter and other social media platforms to share our links.