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The .XXX Saga Continues in Wellington

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the site-your-sights-on-pr0n dept.

netrover writes "CircleID is reporting on the latest developments on the .XXX top-level domain as the related ICANN meeting is currently underway in Welligton, New Zealand. From the article: 'The .XXX TLD was widely expected to receive its final approval at the ICANN's last meeting held in Vancouver about 4 months earlier but the discussion was unexpectedly delayed as the organization and governments requested more time to review the merits of setting up such a domain.' But as it has been reported, it appears the discussions at ICANN Wellington are in limbo once again."

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  1. Is this necessary? by Poromenos1 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why do we need a .xxx domain anyway? Will it make easier for people to block these sites? You can't get into them unless you pay anyway. Is it better for categorization? All the other sites are in 2-3 TLDs. I just don't see what this would help.

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  2. Two issues by ZachPruckowski · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There are two issues that I see with .xxx

    1) Define porn. Any definition will have to involve questions of artistic merit, like they deal with in other cases.

    2) What do you do with hybrid sites? I mean, wikipedia has several graphic illustrations in the human sexuality articles. Does wikipedia have to move fully to .xxx?

  3. Drilling down.. by etzel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Waht's next?

    .069 - why not.
    .mlf - no comments.
    .les - keep them coming.
    .hom - ughh!
    .ana - maybe.
    .sad - pass.
    .mas - pass.
    .bes - never mind.

    My personal favotite: .tit

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