ICANN Rejects Creation of '.xxx' Domain (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Associated Press
ICANN Rejects Creation of '.xxx' Domain
By MATT MOORE 03.30.07, 5:38 AM ET

The agency that sets the Internet addressing guidelines influencing
how people navigate the Web defeated a proposal Friday to give adult
Web sites their own ".xxx" domain.

Many in the adult-entertainment industry and religious groups alike had
criticized the plan, which the Canadian government also warned this
week could leave the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers in the tricky business of content regulation.

The 9-5 decision by ICANN's board came nearly seven years after the
proposal was first floated by ICM Registry LLC. It was the third time
ICANN has rejected such a bid. One member abstained from voting.

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Read more: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/30/ap3567188.html

[BearSquirrel2]

1. conservatives want kids to watch porn!!!!

Actually it was originally slated to fly through and then the conservatives got their mitts on it. The conservatives know damn well that when all the porn is on .xxx that filtering will become trivial and kids will be much better protected from porn. This would mean one of their issues would disappear. They don't want porn to go away for the same reason they don't want abortion to go away.

Granted, the .xxx will not keep all explicit images in one area. However, it would create a place for commercial adult media to hang their shingle and say to the world ADULTS ONLY!!! These folks DO NOT want kids looking at their wares. They want paying customers!!!!

[AllegroRondo]

2. so how am I supposed to find porn on the internet now?