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.XXX Gets The "X"… Again
The third time was not a charm for proponents of the implementation of the gTLD .xxx. In a 9:5 vote on Friday March 30, 2007, the proposal was rejected yet again. ICM Registry LLC had first submitted the proposal to ICANN seven years. Needless to say, ICM Chief Executive Stuart Lawley was not pleased with [...]
.XXX May Be The Solution, But What Is The Problem?
The .xxx domain extension, whose introduction is currently being discussed at ICANN, has created quite a stir.
Does the Internet really need another domain? Are there any alternative solutions? And most importantly, what exactly is the problem that .xxx is trying to solve?
Domainer George Kirikos suggest an alternative to .xxx: special port numbers.
[...] port 80 is [...]
.xxx domain extension back in the news
ICANN revived a proposal they had earlier rejected to introduce a .xxx domain extension for adult sites. The use of the extension would be non-obligatory, and adult sites using a .xxx domain would voluntarily subject themselves to rules such as using clear content labeling, not posting any child pornography, not committing consumer fraud or engaging [...]