You can now own your own piece of the internet as ICANN opens applications for custom domains after 14 years

ICANN reopens applications for new top-level domains after 14 years New domains can use multiple scripts across hundreds of languages Applicants must prove technical and financial ability to run registries The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened the application window for a new round of generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This marks the first time in 14 years that businesses, communities, and governments can apply to operate their own top-level domains. The previous round in 2012 introduced more than 1,200 new gTLDs, including well-known examples like .google, .microsoft, .africa, and even .bananarepublic. What a gTLD actually is…