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Adult .IE Domain Names Banned As Immoral

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the naughty-naughty dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "The Irish domain prefix, .ie, is controlled by an organization called the IE Domain Registry. In their terms and conditions they state, 'The proposed domain name must not be offensive or contrary to public policy or generally accepted principles of morality.' But this policy is only applied to sex words as this adult webmaster has discovered. Murder.ie is acceptable, Porn.ie is not. Can a word be immoral? And in this day and age, should a government-chosen domain registry be allowed to enforce their own moral code on the public?"

2 of 509 comments (clear)

  1. Godwin's Law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First post and it's already Godwin time! Is this a record?

  2. Ahhh .. the good old days ... by johndubh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Back in the good old days when the leprachauns were running the Irish Domain Registry we still could'nt use those immoral words for fear of not getting our share of the pot of gold. But the leprachauns have abandoned the Irish Domain Registry and are now the elected Government of Ireland. They are still buying our happiness with pots and pots of gold. Sure why would you be wanting to use those immoral words anyway?