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Senate Approves Censored .kids.us Domain

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the barney-and-teletubbies-considered-safe dept.

lostchicken writes "The Senate has approved the first viable "kid-friendly" system that doesn't try to control the Internet. See the story here. It is an opt-in system that allows a .kids.us domain to be pointed at a site approved as safe, as opposed to an adult only domain type system."

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  1. I see a trademark dispute by ComaVN · · Score: 2, Funny

    with Toys'r'Us

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  2. So what's the point? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    they could not set up chat rooms, instant messaging or other interactive services unless they could certify that they did not expose children to pedophiles or pose other risks.
    If you can't pick up kids on .kids.us, what the hell did they create it for?

    1. Re:So what's the point? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Oh, but it's so much more fun to spread my disgusting comments around. The whole world wins that way. Except for you, I suppose. Oh well, sucks to be you.

  3. Will someone please think of the children? by Ed+Avis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know who chose the domain 'kids' but goat-related domain names do not always have a spotless record...

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  4. NAMBLA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Any guesses on when NAMBLA will buy a registration on this one? :)

    1. Re:NAMBLA? by naelurec · · Score: 5, Funny

      North American Marlon Brando Look-a-like Association? What does THAT have to do with .kids?!?

    2. Re:NAMBLA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Why, he eats them! I thought everyone knew that.

  5. Re:This is the way to do this kind of thing... by killmenow · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I can see it now: goatse.kids.cx

  6. Re:A complete waste of money by Lightwarrior · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because xxx.safeForKids.org is pretty much a contridiction in terms. Unless you're suggesting to make the xxx safe for kids? ;)

    -lw

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  7. Re:I think it should be the other way around by killmenow · · Score: 3, Funny
    easier for pervs to find porn
    I resemble that remark.
  8. Re:Grudgingly Admitting it is a Good Idea by ComaVN · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyway, I dont have kids, soon, and (...)

    What, you're gonna kill'm all?

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  9. Re:Hrmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    slashdotting kids is cruel :/

  10. Re:Keep the computer in the living room by Wiseazz · · Score: 2, Funny

    one of them's gotten the family AOL account shut down

    So the kid's not all bad... is that what you're saying? :)

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  11. Obligitory "think of the children" link by Inda · · Score: 3, Funny

    www.thinkofthechildren.co.uk

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  12. that reminds me... by Rhubarb+Crumble · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...of the time a certain (now defunct) high street clothing retailer had the wheeze of trying to be "trendy" and putting a fake URL on kids' t-shirts...

    ...they probably tried going to the site and got an error message, and thought that was safe enough...

    ...pity they didn't understand how second- and third-level domains work...

    The URL was "www.canda.boys.com"

    it didn't take long for the rightful owners of boys.com to spot this and add a "*" entry to their DNS table...

    I'm sure I don't have to tell you what happened next...

  13. Re:Keep the computer in the living room by gl4ss · · Score: 3, Funny

    just checking, did they stop sending those cd's??

    sounds like an easy solution.

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  14. Re:How long before by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    boobs ARE for kids, the very small ones at least. But like model trains, it's mostly the fathers the end up playing with them.

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  15. Re:Monitoring. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What about a site that is about furry teddies one day

    Is that what you call them?

  16. .kids.us? what about .screws.us by RicochetRita · · Score: 3, Funny
    A whole new range of possibilities. Just think of all the fun to be had with .us:
    screws.us
    fscks.us
    ruins.us

    like,
    washington.kids.us
    verizon.screws.us
    or even, archaeology.ruins.us

    R

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