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Google's Vint Cerf thanks those that signed its petition for Internet freedom but warns that more will be needed in the future.

A bloc of US, EU, and African states have refused to sign a UN treaty which they fear would have given the organisation more control over the management of the Internet

Russia will not table a proposal that would see the UN's ITU take over more control over the Internet. The country is currently redrafting it, with the new document to be presented soon.

Tim Berners-Lee has warned that attempts to “bypass” existing Internet management systems would be a “disruptive threat to the stability of the [Internet].”

As the UN's ITU meets one of the Fathers of the Internet is calling on users to sign a Google petition to protect the Internet's independence from government controls

Google's infographic shows the growth of the internet since its creation in 1969 as the company protests against proposed United Nations' changes to the way the internet is managed.

The UN's ITU has responded to Google's #freeandopen campaign saying the it's not trying to take over the internet. Meanwhile the EU votes to condemn changes to internet governance.

European operators of the .ME domains and Blacknight are highlighting the work of help.me, which aims to help users donate relief funds to those affected by Hurricane Sandy.

.CO Internet and Sedo are releasing 150 premium .CO domains from November 12 as part of Global Entrepreneurship week - here are some of the best.

Website owners looking for increased privacy controls can register their domains with Blacknight's WHOIS privacy service.

Google and Amazon want to register 21 of the same Top Level Domains, including .APP, .BOOK, .BUY, .CLOUD, .MAIL. But who will get them?

Irish hosting company Blacknight is allowing members of 'Adult "sponsored" Community' to pre-register .XXX domains before registration is opened to the general public.

Just over two months after being recognised by the United Nations as the world’s 139th country Google itself has officially recognised South Sudan’s independence by including the new state on Google Maps and Google Earth.

ICM Registry, the body responsible for managing the new .xxx adult entertainment domain, has today begun to allow brands, celebrities and public figure to secure their .xxx domains, marking the beginnings of the so-called 'online red light district'.

"Anecdotal evidence” suggests that Irish entrepreneurs, including people made redundant during the recession, are turning to the web and the .IE domain.

More .IE domains were registered in Ireland in the first five months of 2011 than during the same periods over the past nine years, according to data available on the .IE domain registry website.

Talk about a hard sell. The Irish web domain and hosting company, BlickNight Solutions, has launched a campaign to promote the .eu domain to Irish citizens and businesses, less than 6 months after the country accepted a hefty EU/IMF bailout.