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.XXX Domain Registrations Begins
alphadogg writes "Registrar ICM Registry announced that the .XXX sponsored top-level domain for the adult entertainment industry is open for registration. The domain was approved by the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in June last year, and then finalized in March. The domain is made possible thanks to ICANN's rules for 'sponsored' TLDs, through which domains have been created by interest groups. Other examples include dot-coop, for cooperative organizations, and dot-museum."
If Google started tracking my porn habits they'd opt out in a hurry.
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
Easy. We use "community standards". Since the internet is global, we find the most prudish, conservative community in the world and have them decide.
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The idea of a .kids domain is it would be "approved" for K-12 viewing.
Cue the lawsuits when some atheist or islamic organization is forced off the 'whitelist'.
Cue the lawsuits when some sex education organization is forced off the 'whitelist'.
Cue the lawsuits when some political campaign site is forced off the 'whitelist'.
The whole idea that there exists one single objectively true "categorization" is about as stupid as thinking there exists one single objectively true "religion". And similarly the world is full of completely misguided morons who believe it despite it obviously being wrong.
"Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
I question that. Reputable porn sites usually want to help with filtering. Why shove your content down someone's throat if they aren't receptive to it in the first place ? Throwing off random porn results while I'm doing a screencast in front of a client is NOT going to get that site a sale. On the other hand, if someone explicitly indicates that they want porn, I say open the floodgates!
-Billco, Fnarg.com
Why would that kill your income ? If content is legitimately "unsafe", it should be tagged as such. Hell I think porn sites would voluntarily self-declare as unsafe, because then if someone goes through the extra 2 clicks to turn off the safe filter, it's a golden invitation to open the floodgates and show them adult content, which they've now officially indicated they want.
I think .xxx is a good idea. I even think it should have its own dedicated search engine, google.xxx! Seriously, if someone says they want porn, give it to them! You cannot ask for better targeting than that.
-Billco, Fnarg.com
The real reason for the .xxx TLD isn't to segregate porn sites. It's a money grab against other companies. .XXX to be sure that no one else registers their names.
Now Disney, McDonalds, Pepsi, and thousands of other companies have to register their domains with the
No it wasn't. I was there on day one. You weren't.
I created alt.sex way back, and that filtered the sex of regular usenet, so there's precedent for this.
It'll work. You can make noise about it in a few years if I'm wrong. And suck up accordingly if I'm not.
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