- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:47:45 +0200
- To: www-tag@w3.org
Hello www-tag, Further to discussion on .mobi I thought this decision on .xxx was interesting and relevant. Porn Sites to Gain a Top-Level Domain 06.02.05 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,,1823178,00.asp By Libe Goad It's official—the Web soon will have its own red-light district. This week, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved a plan that will allow pornographic Web sites to use URLs that end with ".xxx." ICANN first considered this adults-only, top-level domain in 2000, but decided to reject it. That move drew criticism from certain Web groups that said the organization was too "heavy-handed" when it came to deciding on which domains were acceptable. Others domains ICANN has rejected include .mobile, .health and .travel. ADVERTISEMENT As for this week's decision, ICANN spokesperson Kieran Baker said the nonprofit organization has merely taken the first steps to creating designated adult URLs, and that the Canadian ICM Registry will handle how the new top-level domain, which will be voluntary, is distributed and dealt with. [... story continues ...] -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Chair, W3C SVG Working Group W3C Graphics Activity Lead
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