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A presidential directive in 1997 instructed the U.S. Commerce Department to privatize the Internet’s domain name and addressing system (“DNS”), with the goal of increasing competition and international involvement in its management
One of the most significant changes to the Internet in years is the roll out of domain names in other alphabets, known as "internationalized domain names" or IDNs
