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'Splinternets' threat to be avoided, says web address controller
'Splinternets' threat to be avoided, says web address controller
Economy
by  AFP

The risk of the internet fragmenting into national "splinternets" will likely be averted in a UN vote next month, the head of the authority that manages web addresses told AFP on Tuesday. But ICANN has warned that any such move could lead to a fragmented "splinternet" in which it could prove expensive or impossible for people to connect across separate address systems.