Amazon domain battle rages on as Internet overseer postpones decision


The logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in this January 22, 2019 illustration photo. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/Illustration

BRASILIA: Brazil on March 11 thanked the global body that oversees Internet addresses for extending until April a deadline for Amazon basin nations to reach a deal with Amazon.com Inc in their seven-year battle over the .amazon domain name.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting this week in Kobe, Japan, decided to put off a decision that was expected to favour use of the domain by the world's largest online retailer.

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