Senate Approves Censored .kids.us Domain

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Senate Approves Censored .kids.us Domain

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday November 15, 2002 @02:10AM 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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So what's the point? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-11-15 02:15 · 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?
Will someone please think of the children? by Ed+Avis · 2002-11-15 02:17 · 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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Re:This is the way to do this kind of thing... by killmenow · 2002-11-15 02:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, I can see it now: goatse.kids.cx
Re:A complete waste of money by Lightwarrior · 2002-11-15 02:23 · 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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Re:I think it should be the other way around by killmenow · 2002-11-15 02:24 · Score: 3, Funny

easier for pervs to find porn
I resemble that remark.
Re:NAMBLA? by naelurec · 2002-11-15 02:46 · Score: 5, Funny

North American Marlon Brando Look-a-like Association? What does THAT have to do with .kids?!?
Obligitory "think of the children" link by Inda · 2002-11-15 02:53 · Score: 3, Funny

www.thinkofthechildren.co.uk

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that reminds me... by Rhubarb+Crumble · 2002-11-15 02:56 · 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...
Re:Keep the computer in the living room by gl4ss · 2002-11-15 03:00 · Score: 3, Funny

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

sounds like an easy solution.

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Re:How long before by ch-chuck · 2002-11-15 03:01 · 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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.kids.us? what about .screws.us by RicochetRita · 2002-11-15 04:38 · 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
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