engine - 5:37 pm on Aug 8, 2011 (gmt 0)

France Authorises 30,000 Previously Banned Domains [old.news.yahoo.com]

French Internet authorities have been swamped by demands for domain names since a new law authorised the use of around 30,000 previously banned website addresses such as "islam.fr" and "internet.fr". The decree authorising the new law was published on Wednesday, and French authorities say they now have to deal with over 6,000 requests that have been made since the law was passed a month ago.