Porn domain plan revived

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited January 2007 in Science & Tech
The BBC gives a good history lesson as to why the proposal previously failed, and what changes have been made to make it viable again.
At the time Icann boss Paul Twomey said the decision was not "politically motivated" and now documents posted on the Icann site show that the decision was taken over worries about how sites signing up to use .xxx would be policed.

As a result, ICM Registry - the backer of the .xxx scheme - has given pledges that it will ensure sites signing up do not hit users with spam or spyware. Sites will also have to use a tagging system that accurately labels their content.
Source: BBC

Comments

  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    I support the new domain, even if only so that I can nolonger accidentally go to an illicit website by accidentaly mistyping a different domain.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    Whitehouse.com!!!! That got me a few years ago....
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    Yeah, I support this.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    Will be easier to screen out spam.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    Thrax wrote:
    Yeah, I support this.

    Let's hope that ICANN reads this. It's got thrax's backing.
    tfa wrote:
    Critics have also noted that use of the .xxx domain is entirely voluntary and some suspect that few sites would sign up to use the suffix.

    Sort of my guess too. Existing sites will try to grab the .xxx equivalent and then make one redirect to the other.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    Yes. It wont work unless it's mandatory.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited January 2007
    CB Droege wrote:
    Yes. It wont work unless it's mandatory.
    Agreed. I also agree that it should be.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    shwaip wrote:
    Let's hope that ICANN reads this. It's got thrax's backing.

    That's right, sir. I demand convenience, and the .xxx will make a couple things convenient. Like filtering spam and... Other things. :skeptic:
  • clear_darknessclear_darkness TX New
    edited January 2007
    I dunno if this is completely plausible in the legal sense of things...but I don't see how it can be a bad thing for anyone...makes it easier for those looking to find, easier for those avoiding to not find, and for those that shouldn't be finding to be controlled.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    It's bad for sites whose entire bussiness model is based on people finding the site on accident.

    Try mistyping google.com a couple of different way, for example... Those sites wouldn't exist if they were required to use a different domain extension.

    Personally, I don't feel that's a legitamate bussiness model anyway, so I don't care if their bussiness suffers.
  • sectorz715sectorz715
    edited January 2007
    I love the way how this issue comes up every now and then, and it gets tabled every time.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    It's bad for sites whose entire bussiness model is based on people finding the site on accident.
    Which makes it good.
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