In May 2006,
ICANN , which manages the address space on the Internet, did not support the idea of allocating a separate domain zone. Xxx for porn sites, but now it is revising its position. The seventh year there is a dispute over the acceptability of the online “red light district”, but right now the probability of its resolution is higher than ever.
Changing the terms of the agreement between ICANN and the
ICM Registry (a potential registrar in the zone.xxx) in order to tighten them may possibly affect the mood of opponents of the initiative, among which, for example, there are Christian organizations. The discussion will last until February 5 on the ICANN website.
According to
Webpronews.com , two main points can be identified in the new edition of the above agreement. First, ICM pledged not to allow minors on .xxx sites. Secondly, it should exclude the appearance on these sites of any manifestations of child pornography. Among other conditions - bans on marketing moves that mislead the consumer, as well as the transfer of email addresses to third parties.
Recall that during the previous discussion of the “link” of the network adult-industry to a special zone, ICANN’s refusal followed precisely because of the registrar’s lack of clear control obligations. In addition, some public figures and public organizations sharply opposed the initiative. In their opinion, it is better to steal the traffic flow in a common boiler than in a specially designated place, because highlighting this place means officially recognizing the shameful phenomenon, such as giving it a registration.
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However, the owners of the strawberry themselves are not in awe of the idea. Xxx. As explained by the publication
CNews , a significant part of the traffic to the sites of erotic content comes from corporate computers during working hours. Employers do not yet have the opportunity to close access to all similar sites by an employee, but maintaining the domain zone. Xxx will make such filtering possible.
It should be noted that the allocation of the .xxx domain does not mean the complete transfer of all “adult” sites into it - registration in the zone, if it does happen, will occur on a “voluntary basis”.