Saturday, March 31st 2007
ICANN dismisses .XXX domain name
Some of you have heard of plans for a .XXX domain name. Like .com, .gov, .org, and .net, .xxx would indicate a certain type of material associated with the domain. Namely, pornography. The .xxx domain name would be wonderful for parents who want to ensure their children aren't scarred for life from pornographic material. And so, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), who manages all the domain names for the internet, had a big debate over what they should do about .xxx. In the end, they decided that making the .xxx domain name would be similar to censoring the internet, which is not what they want to do. Obviously, advocates for this domain will work hard to make ICANN reconsider their decision.
Source:
Nordic Hardware
13 Comments on ICANN dismisses .XXX domain name
personally, i don't mind porn. but when i'm trying to do a school essay, and BAM, up comes a porn site, it gets a tad bit distracting....:p
btw, look what pornography did to me! Im only 38 years old!!! --->
I mean the only peole it hurts are those trying to hide their addiction from their parents/spouse.
It just makes me wonder WHO is on the ICANN board of directors. Obviously, those that run the internet... PR0N KINGS